i've got some crabs who have been burrowed for a little over a week now (i don't think it's PPS, as i've had them for a few weeks now, and they've been fine above ground prior to digging down), and they've been remarkably active underground. i can see them moving around digging tunnels and not being stationary, but i think that they were for a few days. i had a preconceived notion that they should stay still while they're soft, no? one point to note, one crab seemed to have disturbed another, and they have since moved far away from each other, at least, that's what i can see in the windows that they've given me.
so, do crabs move around while they're eating their exo's and recovering from their molts? or did these crabs postpone their PPS digs and are simply doing so now?
how long does the actual molt take?
how long does the actual molt take?
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5 E's, 2 Indo's, 2 Straw's, 2 Blue's
12 tropical fish
1 wife, and 2 offspring of the human variety :)
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nibbler125
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Re: how long does the actual molt take?
they are usually pretty active right up until the exo its self comes off. Then they won't start eating it for a few days until there new claw hardens up enough for them to break up the exo.
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Re: how long does the actual molt take?
They harden up and start eating their exo about 12-24 hours after they shed. The entire shed and eating process only takes about 1 to 2 weeks - the rest of the time is spent gearing up for it and finding a safe spot, and then resting and waiting to get back up to strength after.
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Re: how long does the actual molt take?
wodesorel wrote:They harden up and start eating their exo about 12-24 hours after they shed. The entire shed and eating process only takes about 1 to 2 weeks - the rest of the time is spent gearing up for it and finding a safe spot, and then resting and waiting to get back up to strength after.
seriously?? why do jumbos take so long then? crazy crabs... just making us want to pull our hair out over them molting...
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wodesorel
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Re: how long does the actual molt take?
I really think so! I had a jumbo that I disturbed right after shedding, and she ate her entire exo in 13 days. Then she sat in there for another month and a half! I just went with it. 
I wonder how long it takes for them to grow new tissue and muscle to fill all the new room in their exo. If they're getting larger then it has to be filled with something, but they can't just materialize it overnight after shedding. I wonder if that's why they just sit for weeks afterwards in the safety of being underground.
I wonder how long it takes for them to grow new tissue and muscle to fill all the new room in their exo. If they're getting larger then it has to be filled with something, but they can't just materialize it overnight after shedding. I wonder if that's why they just sit for weeks afterwards in the safety of being underground.
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SoulLonely
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Re: how long does the actual molt take?
wodesorel wrote:I really think so! I had a jumbo that I disturbed right after shedding, and she ate her entire exo in 13 days. Then she sat in there for another month and a half! I just went with it.
I wonder how long it takes for them to grow new tissue and muscle to fill all the new room in their exo. If they're getting larger then it has to be filled with something, but they can't just materialize it overnight after shedding. I wonder if that's why they just sit for weeks afterwards in the safety of being underground.
ahhh, that would make sense then
