new pre-molt signs?

[tonycoenobita]

I heard someone said pre-molt crab, the colour of their leg's joints will become darker, see picture in blue circle.


I have not seen this before, anyone saw that??

[happycrabbymama]

I honestly can't say. I have never noticed the change in leg colors. I usually notice that my crabs start digging and pigging out more before going down for molts.

[wodesorel]

On freshly molted crabs the joints tend be yellow or orange, and they fade to match the rest of the body color over time, usually a few weeks or a month afterwards.