No idea what I'm doing wrong... crab shelless again!! [Died]

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YYWW
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Re: No idea what I'm doing wrong... crab shelless again!!!

Post by YYWW » Sat Feb 28, 2015 2:26 pm

I bet it is stressful, not knowing what the prob is, and seeing his big bum.. Just.. Good luck!


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Re: No idea what I'm doing wrong... crab shelless again!! [D

Post by grandlinegirl » Sun Mar 01, 2015 12:34 pm

Just thought I'd let you guys know that he didn't make it. I found him this morning curled up naked (again) in his water and he was gone.

It's the first crab I've lost since I started this... I'm sad but I knew, deep down, that he wouldn't make it. He just wouldn't keep a shell on and that's pretty much a death sentence. Hope the little guy is in a better place!

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Re: No idea what I'm doing wrong... crab shelless again!! [D

Post by YYWW » Sun Mar 01, 2015 3:48 pm

So sorry RIP lil guy!


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Re: No idea what I'm doing wrong... crab shelless again!! [D

Post by Nia » Tue Mar 03, 2015 3:53 pm

So sorry for your loss :(. Try getting a few snail shells for your crabs nice light ones. I had a crab that was the same as the problem you were having. I could not keep his butt in a shell at all and I had tried everything that I could think of for him. I got a snail shell in an order of turbo's and go figure he chose that one n since it was lighter and he was so weak that all the turbos were just to heavy for him.
Sometimes these things just happen though and it is sad. Hang in there okay.
Mom to: 2 Kids,4 PP's, Cats, 1 Dogs, and whatever else gets put on my doorstep. (Box on doorstep. Hubby says,"Did you order anything?" I say "no". He says, "go get it, I don't want to know." Even tho he always ends up loving it or at least accepting it lol.)

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