Just wanted to share this mystery with you all because I don't think my husband wants to be retold the whole situation another time 
Anywho, I woke up this morning to find a newly molted crab on the surface. Yay, right?! Well, yes, until I noticed the absence of a BP and the dented and slightly twisted remaining limbs
This crabbie was in a shell I have never seen one wear before; in fact I just rotated the shells last night and put that one in. So, since I couldn't tell who the crabbie is, I started looking for a the shell that must have been discarded in favor of this new shell. I distinctly remember the shells that each of the crabbies were wearing when they went down. But there is no shell! So this poor crab had to have dug up to the surface with no shell. I'm so happy she made it and found a shell on her own, but this still leaves me totally perplexed about who she is!There are three possible suspects:
Tatiana: Went down only one week to one and a half weeks ago (this will teach me to write things down, right?). She was a medium sized crab and the one in question is about as big as I would have expected Tatiana to get after one molt.
Shy-Guy: I cannot remember if Shy-Guy was actually a guy, but the injured crabbie is definitely a girl. Shy-Guy went down about one month ago, so the timeline seems right, but if it is Shy-Guy, then she grew so much! Shy-Guy started as a small. If she is Shy-Guy, then the shell she was wearing when she went down would have been waaaay too small, which could explain why she ditched it?
Jackie: She is a large crab who I adopted on 8/28. She went down on 8/29, so the timing could be right on this one, although a little shorter than I expected. If it was her, she would have shrunk quite a bit during this molt. I know this is possible, but pretty rare, right? The scenario could also explain why the shell was ditched because it would have been huge on this crab.
A few more details about the mystery crab's new looks: she has a slightly mottled appearance. Like, instead of the color gradient I see on the other crabs, this one's color is speckled and and marbley looking. I tried to get pics, but my camera sucks. It looks like she pulled into her shell when she was still soft. Poor crabbie
I don't think she needs any special care though, since she's been eating, drinking and climbing all day, so for now I will just keep an eye on her.I know you guys can't tell me which one she might be, but it's nice to get it all written down. I'll just look forward to seeing the other two come up so I can solve this mystery!
