4th successful straw molt!

throttlemom · Post by **throttlemom** » Sun Feb 19, 2012 9:35 pm

Huraay! So as some of you may remember, we brought home 4 small straws two weeks before Christmas. the fourth molter came up just now. Steve, the most recent emergence, I think pulled a back to back molt. He was down for three weeks and then up for four days and then down again for about 4 weeks. And boy did he grow!

Bumblebee and Godzilla were the welcoming committee. Carl is napping. the little pp's are napping too and of course one of them, Ron, went down yesterday after he switched shells. hopefully a quick molt (he was the one in that odd mutated murex).

Again I can't thank you all enough, I can't imagine having this kind of success without your very helpful forum!
Pics to come tomorrow! hopefully he'll ditch the painted shell for one of the gorgeous natural ones I bought.

Jellybean! · Post by **Jellybean!** » Sun Feb 19, 2012 9:37 pm

Congrats!!!! I love a successful molt story<3 Lol. That's awesome! Can't wait for pics!

wolfnipplechips · Post by **wolfnipplechips** » Sun Feb 19, 2012 10:19 pm

Congrats!

Need pics!!

Rocky · Post by **Rocky** » Mon Feb 20, 2012 3:14 am

Yay

I don't think he would (or could) pull a back to back molt, it just takes too much energy and unless they're horribly injured won't molt soon after just molting

He might of just been having alone time down there. Congrats on the molting! Will be waiting for pics

throttlemom · Post by **throttlemom** » Wed Feb 22, 2012 10:19 am

Ok finally have some pics!
Steve chose a new shell last night-more than twice the size of his original! he's being very shy

He has grown so much! very hairy little legs and sharp little feet!

oops have to reformat other pics.. wil have to get to that in a little bit!

gpw9167 · Post by **gpw9167** » Wed Feb 22, 2012 10:44 am

AWW congrats!!

He is soo cute!!

throttlemom · Post by **throttlemom** » Wed Feb 22, 2012 12:37 pm

OK we have pics!
My 7yr old son's fingers holding the crabbies so I can play photographer. So we are now missing one little pp, Ron who has changed shells and gone missing somewhere...

Bumblebee picked a gorgeous shell:

Here he is:

Carl in his new shell:

Carl loves the coco-mat wall:

Godzilla was the largest of the four straws until Steve reappeared:

Little pp Harry:

And show off Hermione in her pretty new shell on the moss:

deesjebeesje · Post by **deesjebeesje** » Wed Feb 22, 2012 1:16 pm

I like godzilla, beautiful crab

CrabbyMom33 · Post by **CrabbyMom33** » Wed Feb 22, 2012 5:54 pm

They are all adorable!

SoulLonely · Post by **SoulLonely** » Wed Feb 22, 2012 10:46 pm

so cute

love all the different shells!

GRMU99 · Post by **GRMU99** » Thu Feb 23, 2012 12:06 am

Congrats on molt. I love the color of the straws

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