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Hildegarde · 05-02-2008, 11:59 PM

First of all, even with the best intentions, digging her up is a bad idea. If she wants to go down for a few days and you keep stopping her, that is not a good thing.

Tiny ones can moult at least once a month. So, please let her do her thing on her own time schedule and she'll probably spend a bit more time above ground, but if she does'nt, she may just one of those crabs that prefers the downtime be under, rather than on top, the substrate.

05-02-2008, 11:59 PM	#2 (permalink)
Hildegarde "Preparing For Third Molt" Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Gainesville, Florida Posts: 791	Re: Another molt for my tiny? First of all, even with the best intentions, digging her up is a bad idea. If she wants to go down for a few days and you keep stopping her, that is not a good thing. Tiny ones can moult at least once a month. So, please let her do her thing on her own time schedule and she'll probably spend a bit more time above ground, but if she does'nt, she may just one of those crabs that prefers the downtime be under, rather than on top, the substrate. __________________ The Kids: Big Momma, Bwana, BiBi, Honey, Aggie, Stretch, Sparky, Houdini, Tang, Zeke & Izzie; The Big Guys: Kaiser, Mo-de-law', Belle & SuzyQ; and our 15 new Little Ones; all PPs and our baby Es: Killer, Ol' Yeller, Scooter, Mr. Greenjeans, Orange and our tiny Smidgen.