Water Sac?
posted by Angel @ 6:18 PM
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Let's Talk Crabs!
Everything you have wanted to know about crabs, but were afraid to ask! These are all photos that I look myself. Click on any photo for a larger view..... ENJOY!
Wednesday, May 09, 2007
12 Comments:
one of my hermiesis allways slepping and all my others are playing does this mean he will shed soon?
Well.. keep in mind that hermies are *nocturnal* - this means that they are more active at night. So, when you are sleeping, that is when they wake up to play and eat! :)
my hermit crab just shed it's skin and i want to make sure it gets a healthy new skin what should i do??
Well... I am not an expert, however I would say if it did in fact shed or "moult" then it would be safe to say that it DOES have healthy skin. Moulting is a very fragile time for crabs - if they can make it through this they are healthy!
angel is right..... again!
Hey, thanks hermie expert! :)
my crab just started surface molting yesterday. he is my largest crab (he's probably like 2.5 inches...), and out of my 5 crabs he is the first i've had molt. how long do you think this is going to last?
Well.... in my own personal experience, the pre-molt symptoms can last up to two weeks prior to the molt and the ACTUAL molt itself can a few hours. Be careful not to touch your crab now that it has molted. He/she is in a very tender state. It would be best to ensure that they are isolated though so that other crabs do not try to eat his sheeded skin. He/she will eat their skin for nutrients now! Its kind of neat!!! Please also make sure they have their own supply of water. Good for you! A successful molt!!!!
your weclome angel!
hey angel......do u go on vmk?
Never heard of it...
my crab that was surface molting passed on. a few days later another one of my crabs did a surface molt and was doing well for the first couple weeks and then i found that he had also passed on. he molted his exo, but was having a hard time getting his shell back to being hard. i know i did everything, but i feel like it's my fault. i have 6 other crabs... 5 have burried themselves and have been under for almost 2 weeks. IS THIS NORMAL!? i just dont understand how everyone could be molting all at once and i'm terrified they are going to have bad molts like the last 2!
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