AHHHH! Overnight Surface Molt
I did a general surface clean and tidying up of the 10 galklon tank with my tiny-smalls last night. Everyone was accounted for and out and about as usual. Baby had recently molted and was still a little lethargic, so I dug him a little bunker and put a sand dollar over the top to give him some privacy. Keep in mind that Herbie was 100% active and perfectly fine....nothing unusual.
Well, I went to check on Baby a few minutes ago and found what looked like a ghost! I quickly realized as I picked the crabby up, that it was Herbie and he had kicked Baby out of his bunker and had done a surface molt  ....That was the pinkest freshest crab I've ever seen....He just flicked his antennae and looked at me like...."What's all the fuss?" I did see him at the salt water dish late last night, but JEEZ! I got a water bottle and cut off the bottom and puched it into the sand around him because Baby came back to investigate and Flash has been the big bully lately. Now I'm half afriad of who is more stressed, me or him! Hopefully my discovery won't lead to his demise....Herbie is my most active Tiny crabby....He's molted a couple of times since I got him. Now I'm afraid to go check the 29 gallon.....
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