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nu_butnotso_nu · 05-10-2008, 04:41 PM

Hi guys, had a quick question.

One of my crabs (Little Red) dug under a few months ago to shed. He has always shed frequently and they always go smoothly. Unfortunatly this time I had to dig him up about 6 weeks into his moult because I was moving from Texas to Idaho, and I had to put them all into a smaller cage to transport.

Anyway, after another 2 weeks under, Little Red dug up last night with no BP!!!

I've never had a crab do this before, I'm fairly sure it was from the stress of the move, but now I'm not quite sure what to do. When I found him topside, Turbo was on top of him and LR was chirping like crazy! Turbo has been shell shopping, and I am afraid of what might happen to LR since he can't defend himself.

He's currently in iso, but I'm not sure how long to keep him there. He's a large crab so it'll probably be a least another 4-5 months before he sheds. Do I keep him seperated that long?
I have no experience at this, so if anyone has any advice on what to do with a crab with no BP, please let me know. Thanks guys for reading.

05-10-2008, 04:41 PM	#1 (permalink)
nu_butnotso_nu "Never Molted" Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Boise ID Posts: 30	Bad Molt Hi guys, had a quick question. One of my crabs (Little Red) dug under a few months ago to shed. He has always shed frequently and they always go smoothly. Unfortunatly this time I had to dig him up about 6 weeks into his moult because I was moving from Texas to Idaho, and I had to put them all into a smaller cage to transport. Anyway, after another 2 weeks under, Little Red dug up last night with no BP!!! I've never had a crab do this before, I'm fairly sure it was from the stress of the move, but now I'm not quite sure what to do. When I found him topside, Turbo was on top of him and LR was chirping like crazy! Turbo has been shell shopping, and I am afraid of what might happen to LR since he can't defend himself. He's currently in iso, but I'm not sure how long to keep him there. He's a large crab so it'll probably be a least another 4-5 months before he sheds. Do I keep him seperated that long? I have no experience at this, so if anyone has any advice on what to do with a crab with no BP, please let me know. Thanks guys for reading.