Molted brevimanus! :D Edit: Size compared to last molt! :P

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Molted brevimanus! :D Edit: Size compared to last molt! :P

Post by SojMad » Sun Jul 24, 2011 8:48 am

I have been SO worried for my beloved Mammas skal - translated to English, his name means "mommy's shell" which I called him after the first shell he changed to, and it came from my boyfriends mom, so... Mammas skal/Mommy's shell. :lol: Please, don't tease him, haha. :P

Now he has molted again, and he FINALLY resurfaced today! He is so beautiful; dark purple with lighter leg tips, and ridiculously (in a very good way!) long antennas. :hearts:

Very purple BP:
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His ANTENNAS! :faint: :hearts:
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Remember to press the magnifying glass to see the the pictures in a bigger size! :D
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Post by CrabbyIrene » Sun Jul 24, 2011 9:45 am

Ooooh! He's beautiful! I love his coloring & the long antennae. Congrats!
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Post by SojMad » Sun Jul 24, 2011 10:16 am

CrabbyIrene wrote:Ooooh! He's beautiful! I love his coloring & the long antennae. Congrats!
Thank you! :D He's my favourite indo, so I'm deeply worried every time he molts. :shock: Every time he disappears it feels like forever before he resurfaces, and every time he molts, I'm convinced he will die. I am sooo relieved. :lol:
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Post by zippity » Sun Jul 24, 2011 10:45 am

Oh, he is so beautiful!!!!!! Those antennae are amazing! How long have you been his human?
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Post by SojMad » Sun Jul 24, 2011 11:05 am

zippity wrote:Oh, he is so beautiful!!!!!! Those antennae are amazing! How long have you been his human?
Thanks!! :D
He and a couple of friends of him moved in to our family on April 1, 2010, so this is his fourth molt with me if I'm not wrong. The second one this year. :P
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Post by kgbenson » Sun Jul 24, 2011 11:27 am

Stunning creature - I am glad he did well with the molt.
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Post by SojMad » Sun Jul 24, 2011 11:33 am

kgbenson wrote:Stunning creature - I am glad he did well with the molt.
Thank you! :) Me too. ^^
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Post by tigermoon89 » Sun Jul 24, 2011 12:04 pm

He is gorgeous!
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Post by Disgruntled Crab » Sun Jul 24, 2011 12:10 pm

Can't say it any better then others .. beautiful!
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Post by SojMad » Sun Jul 24, 2011 12:28 pm

tigermoon89 wrote:He is gorgeous!
psi wrote:Can't say it any better then others .. beautiful!
Thank you so much! :D :cloud9: *happy and proud mommy*
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Post by SoulLonely » Sun Jul 24, 2011 1:21 pm

Just beautiful! Congrats on the molt :)
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Post by zippity » Sun Jul 24, 2011 3:57 pm

I'm still giggling over those antennae...what a gorgeous, healthy crab! :love::
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Post by SojMad » Mon Jul 25, 2011 2:35 am

SoulLonely wrote:Just beautiful! Congrats on the molt :)
Thanks! :P
zippity wrote:I'm still giggling over those antennae...what a gorgeous, healthy crab! :love::
Haha, yes, his antennae are amazing - they almost touched the camera! And everytime he pulls back in his shell, those antennae sticks out between his legs/claws - they are even visible in the first picture. :lol: :P
Thanks! :D
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Post by SojMad » Mon Jul 25, 2011 2:59 am

I knew he had gotten a lot bigger after this molt, but now I found pictures of him from his last molt - and look at the size difference!

As you saw, this is his BP now:
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This was his BP march 16, 2011, after the molt he had before this one:
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What a difference! :shock: :D
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Post by zippity » Mon Jul 25, 2011 7:26 am

Crikey! Has he even gotten out of the food dish in the last five months?

One of my E's, Matilda, is growing that fast...she just finished a moult last month; since then she's first to arrive and last to leave at dinnertime! :lol:
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