Oh No!!!!

JessieMarie · 06-26-2008, 05:18 PM

One of my crabs molted a few months ago, and came up looking beautiful. Two weeks after that he dissapeared and hadn't been seen sicne. After waiting over two months with no sign of him I finally decided to look for him. And low and behold, found him. I picked him up and put him to the side and continued to dig for my other crab that went missing with him. Tahts when I noticed bits of exo. I picked Napoleon up again and took a closer look, and realized he was all pale from molting! Now I have a hole and a half molted crab, what do I do?! I don't have a proper ISO to put him in either.

HermitPaws · 06-26-2008, 06:41 PM

just put him in the tank and place him under a hermie hut in a corner and LEAVE HIM BE.....its all you can do

WizKidsMom · 06-27-2008, 07:04 AM

The rule - never dig up hermies when they are down no matter how worried you are about them. It sounds like all he needs is to harden up. Offer that exo for him to eat. You can crush it for him making it easier for him. Put it in a small dish next to him.

Hildegarde · 06-28-2008, 08:12 PM

I would suggest that besides his exo you give him crushed: oyster/eggshells/and/or finely grated cuttlebone. Spirulina and/or honey are also what he should eat while he finishes his moult.

JessieMarie · 06-29-2008, 03:30 PM

Thank you for all the tips. I've put them to use. He hasn't eaten yet, and untill last night he barely moved at all. I woke up today to find he'd dumped his shell during the night. Its now afternoon and hes been running around like a crazy without his shell since. Any tips?

Hildegarde · 06-29-2008, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by JessieMarie

I woke up today to find he'd dumped his shell during the night. Its now afternoon and hes been running around like a crazy without his shell since. Any tips?

Since you don't have an ISO, put him in a cup in your main tank. Put shells in there for him-the shell he left, several others: same size, bit smaller, bit bigger and, if your have one, a shell that's a bit lighter.

Don't put any food or water in there. If possible, put the cup on a dark place or put a cocohut over it. Then you can carefully sneak a peek every hour or so. If he does reshell, keep him away from the other crabs at least overnight.

However, after all these suggestions, I'm sorry to say things don't look good, but am hoping every thing turns out OK for your little one.

JessieMarie · 06-29-2008, 05:52 PM

I know they don't look good

I have him sectioned off from the rest of the tank with a piece of plexi-glass already, I'll put some shell in with him for sure. Thank you.

krackersmom2 · 06-30-2008, 11:38 PM

A naked crab is usually not a good sign

Keep us posted....hope he's just feeling a wild streak

JessieMarie · 07-01-2008, 03:50 PM

He died

Thank you all for your help.

krackersmom2 · 07-03-2008, 10:00 PM

Sorry about your crabby

06-26-2008, 05:18 PM	#1 (permalink)
JessieMarie "Never Molted" Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Vancouver B.C. Posts: 37	Oh No!!!! One of my crabs molted a few months ago, and came up looking beautiful. Two weeks after that he dissapeared and hadn't been seen sicne. After waiting over two months with no sign of him I finally decided to look for him. And low and behold, found him. I picked him up and put him to the side and continued to dig for my other crab that went missing with him. Tahts when I noticed bits of exo. I picked Napoleon up again and took a closer look, and realized he was all pale from molting! Now I have a hole and a half molted crab, what do I do?! I don't have a proper ISO to put him in either. __________________ 2 Es - Princess Repunzle, John Mayer 1 PP - Arnold R.I.P. Napoleon

06-26-2008, 06:41 PM	#2 (permalink)
HermitPaws "Third Molt, A Success" Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Centennial,colorado Posts: 976	Re: Oh No!!!! just put him in the tank and place him under a hermie hut in a corner and LEAVE HIM BE.....its all you can do __________________ RECIPES 4 CRABS= http://hermitpaws.webs.com/ NEW RECIPES ARE UP

06-27-2008, 07:04 AM	#3 (permalink)
WizKidsMom "Second Molt In Progress" Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 481	Re: Oh No!!!! The rule - never dig up hermies when they are down no matter how worried you are about them. It sounds like all he needs is to harden up. Offer that exo for him to eat. You can crush it for him making it easier for him. Put it in a small dish next to him. __________________ WizKidsMom (Cheryl) WizKidsPics 10 PPs & 4 E's

06-28-2008, 08:12 PM	#4 (permalink)
Hildegarde "Preparing For Third Molt" Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Gainesville, Florida Posts: 791	Re: Oh No!!!! I would suggest that besides his exo you give him crushed: oyster/eggshells/and/or finely grated cuttlebone. Spirulina and/or honey are also what he should eat while he finishes his moult. __________________ 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.

06-29-2008, 03:30 PM	#5 (permalink)
JessieMarie "Never Molted" Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Vancouver B.C. Posts: 37	Re: Oh No!!!! Thank you for all the tips. I've put them to use. He hasn't eaten yet, and untill last night he barely moved at all. I woke up today to find he'd dumped his shell during the night. Its now afternoon and hes been running around like a crazy without his shell since. Any tips? __________________ 2 Es - Princess Repunzle, John Mayer 1 PP - Arnold R.I.P. Napoleon

06-29-2008, 05:52 PM	#7 (permalink)
JessieMarie "Never Molted" Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Vancouver B.C. Posts: 37	Re: Oh No!!!! I know they don't look good I have him sectioned off from the rest of the tank with a piece of plexi-glass already, I'll put some shell in with him for sure. Thank you. __________________ 2 Es - Princess Repunzle, John Mayer 1 PP - Arnold R.I.P. Napoleon

06-30-2008, 11:38 PM	#8 (permalink)
krackersmom2 (Large Crab) Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: South TX (near the beach) Posts: 1,128	Re: Oh No!!!! A naked crab is usually not a good sign Keep us posted....hope he's just feeling a wild streak __________________ 12 PP's: Spooky, Baby, Flash, Rocky, Herbie, Violet, Fester, Zeus, Neptune, Mars, Luna and Misterie R.I.P:Hercules and Apollo

07-01-2008, 03:50 PM	#9 (permalink)
JessieMarie "Never Molted" Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Vancouver B.C. Posts: 37	Re: Oh No!!!! He died Thank you all for your help. __________________ 2 Es - Princess Repunzle, John Mayer 1 PP - Arnold R.I.P. Napoleon

07-03-2008, 10:00 PM	#10 (permalink)
krackersmom2 (Large Crab) Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: South TX (near the beach) Posts: 1,128	Re: Oh No!!!! Sorry about your crabby __________________ 12 PP's: Spooky, Baby, Flash, Rocky, Herbie, Violet, Fester, Zeus, Neptune, Mars, Luna and Misterie R.I.P:Hercules and Apollo

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