lost another one

Mom · 04-29-2008, 07:45 AM

not only did we lose Egghead but then dale jr went down for a molt came up still soft and then died about 2 days later

alli'smommy · 04-29-2008, 11:36 PM

I had a few do that a couple of months ago. I wish I knew why.
Sorry for your loss.

Hildegarde · 04-30-2008, 12:25 AM

Unfortunately, this is the chance we take as crabbers. None of us yet understand why a crab can be running around the tank one day and be dead the next.

Last September I got 13 Es and 2 PPs that were all from teeny to small smalls. I got them from the Crabbage Patch, so I know they had recently moulted. And they all were doing great.

Then, after about 4 months they began dropping like flies. So PPS was not the problem. We just lost another one today that we've had for seven months and was one of the most active of all of them.

It's coming to a point that crabbers are less and less passing deaths off on PPS and trying to find while supposedly healthy crabs just die for no reason, as far as we know.

So, all that said, I'm sorry for your loss. Losing a crab always hurts.

kittyosu · 04-30-2008, 04:56 AM

Sorry for your loss, each crab is so precious.

04-29-2008, 07:45 AM	#1 (permalink)
Mom (Micro Crab) Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Indiana Posts: 96	lost another one not only did we lose Egghead but then dale jr went down for a molt came up still soft and then died about 2 days later __________________ *5 hermies ....egghead, dale jr, dale jr jr, leland and Dog Chapman*

04-29-2008, 11:36 PM	#2 (permalink)
alli'smommy "Preparing For Third Molt" Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: southern ohio Posts: 756	Re: lost another one I had a few do that a couple of months ago. I wish I knew why. Sorry for your loss. __________________ love my hermies...

04-30-2008, 12:25 AM	#3 (permalink)
Hildegarde (Medium Crab) Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Gainesville, Florida Posts: 749	Re: lost another one Unfortunately, this is the chance we take as crabbers. None of us yet understand why a crab can be running around the tank one day and be dead the next. Last September I got 13 Es and 2 PPs that were all from teeny to small smalls. I got them from the Crabbage Patch, so I know they had recently moulted. And they all were doing great. Then, after about 4 months they began dropping like flies. So PPS was not the problem. We just lost another one today that we've had for seven months and was one of the most active of all of them. It's coming to a point that crabbers are less and less passing deaths off on PPS and trying to find while supposedly healthy crabs just die for no reason, as far as we know. So, all that said, I'm sorry for your loss. Losing a crab always hurts. __________________ 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.

04-30-2008, 04:56 AM	#4 (permalink)
kittyosu "Never Molted" Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Florida Posts: 40	Re: lost another one Sorry for your loss, each crab is so precious.

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