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Hildegarde · 05-09-2008, 03:32 PM

It's not unusual that a crab will change back into his old shell.- but there are times when they're not too confident about their new shell - it's called buyers' remorse. I watched Bwana change into a new shell. But I noticed that he kept one whole leg in his old shell for over 6 hours before he left Ye Olde Shell Shoppe with his new, spiffy, shell.

05-09-2008, 03:32 PM	#9 (permalink)
Hildegarde "Preparing For Third Molt" Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Gainesville, Florida Posts: 791	Re: Changing shells, then back? It's not unusual that a crab will change back into his old shell.- but there are times when they're not too confident about their new shell - it's called buyers' remorse. I watched Bwana change into a new shell. But I noticed that he kept one whole leg in his old shell for over 6 hours before he left Ye Olde Shell Shoppe with his new, spiffy, shell. __________________ 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.