1st molt

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Wed Feb 06, 2008 8:19 am

hi this is my 1st posting
we just received 4 pp in dec and added another 2 just last week. our favorite 1 has just molted..
he was on top and went back in to his shell.is this normal ??
we removed him into another tank with his old exo with plenty of food and water.have i done the right thing and have i missed anything out?
how long does it take for them to come through this ....

wickedannabella · Post by **wickedannabella** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 9:53 am

So he surface molted? Hopefully he'll come through. Just keep an eye on him. He's not going to move much at first because he's so exhausted from the molting process. If he starts eating his exo, he'll be on his way!

Keep him warm and dark if possible. If you can, crush up cuttlebone (found in the bird section) and eggshell and mix it with honey.

I had a surface molter and he's still running around in the tank!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 3:53 pm

what i do with cuttle bone is take a spoon and scrape it and mix with honey or peanut butter... or baby food... and in with the dry food. Cuttle bone is good for them all the time and they love sticky stuff... Blueberry baby food is a HUGE hit in my tank.

wickedannabella · Post by **wickedannabella** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 4:12 pm

DanniLynn wrote:Blueberry baby food is a HUGE hit in my tank.

Really? I put in fresh blue berries and they turn into blue-raisins...or they play volley ball with them. lol!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Feb 08, 2008 11:09 pm

Maybe you need to squish the fresh berries a little, so they get the idea that they're food

. I know I need to do that with my toddler

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Good luck with your new molt!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Feb 09, 2008 7:57 am

Good luck with the molt!
Mine don't eat fresh blueberries either....maybe I'll try the baby food.