Change of color

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Dec 25, 2006 8:48 pm

Hello everyone,

Sorry,I was not sure where to put this. My crabby, turned a different colored after he molted. Is that good? I dont think I was suppose to pick him up, BUT he was done sheding his exo. Im reaaaallly scared. Im nervous and everything.

Actually today is my year of crabbing =)

Jessica

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Dec 25, 2006 9:00 pm

Yes, it's completely normal for crabs to change colors after molting. Crabs are usually pinkish after molting, but after they start to harden they grow darker.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Dec 25, 2006 9:14 pm

oh man, I dont know if he is going to make it. Hes behavior is so wierd. His eyes, are going like in the middle like as if he is going to die. oh my gosh =(

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Dec 25, 2006 9:52 pm

Just wait a little. He is probably so tired and stressed out from molting. Maybe he's just sleeping. Is his body out of his shell a lot? Has he finished molting yet?

Make sure you ISO your crab. It is necessary to separate it from the other crabs, especially if you have a hermit crab that just molted. I had a crab that I accidentally dug up that was just finished with molting, so I kept it in the ISO, and it started eating King, my Jumbo's, exoskeleton.

troppo · Post by **troppo** » Tue Dec 26, 2006 12:49 am

Hi Jess,
It'd be better if you leave him completely be until he's finished eating all of his exo and is running around normally again

blaze88 · Post by **blaze88** » Tue Dec 26, 2006 12:56 am

Is he in ISO? That would be a good idea if he is not doing well and you have other crabs in the tank. Hope he is ok. Be sure to feed lots of raspberries and calcuim. These are extreamy good foods after a stressfull molt. Make sure you feed raspberries because they have vitamin D and so does sunshine. Vitamin D allows the body to use calcium. Without vitamin D calcium is usless. Thats why in reptiles they ahve to have special sun lamps.

Hope the little guy does ok.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Dec 26, 2006 9:04 am

Alright,

Well so far. He is up ALOT now. He still is in process of eating his exo. I dont have raspberries, haha. He is still pink, but turning a little purple.

I picked him up, like to make sure hes alive, I didnt touch his skin, only because i didnt want to hurt him.