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krackersmom2 · 06-22-2008, 08:59 AM

Did you check for mites? Sometimes mites will irritate them and they will crawl out of their shell. I would think the weird shell change would indicate that he may have been "streaking" during the night hours and just ended up in the ifrst shell he could find. A streaking crab is not a good sign.
Sorry about your loss, but definitely check your gauges.

06-22-2008, 08:59 AM	#7 (permalink)
krackersmom2 (Large Crab) Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: South TX (near the beach) Posts: 1,128	Re: My Tale of Woe Did you check for mites? Sometimes mites will irritate them and they will crawl out of their shell. I would think the weird shell change would indicate that he may have been "streaking" during the night hours and just ended up in the ifrst shell he could find. A streaking crab is not a good sign. Sorry about your loss, but definitely check your gauges. __________________ 12 PP's: Spooky, Baby, Flash, Rocky, Herbie, Violet, Fester, Zeus, Neptune, Mars, Luna and Misterie R.I.P:Hercules and Apollo