Molting again 2-3 weeks after already molting?

[mckeanmr]

I have a small crab who successfully molted and surfaced on march 11th. A few weeks later around the first week of april he buried himself again and I haven't seen him since. Is it unusual for a crab to molt again only a few weeks after he already molted? I do know when he buried himself the weather had turned off cold again and I had to start using my moon light again to regulate the temp. I thought maybe it got too cold for him but my larger crab is doing okay. He's been a lot less active since the other buried himself.

[CrabbyMom33]

The small ones will molt pretty frequently. If you temp had changed in your tank it's also possible that he dug down for that reason. Unfortunately, there's not really a way to tell other than just waiting.

[mckeanmr]

He has resurfaced sometime this morning! He seems to be doing okay and I'm happy to see him up in the surface