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Post by Rachel on Jan 28, 2014 15:42:48 GMT
My four new guys have been through the wars a bit and the smallest, now named Smartie, unfortunately has an eye missing alongside large chunks of all the legs. I'm doing the usual new crab/regrowth needed TLC and offering lots of extra calcium, chitin, protein and mineral sources alongside the usual varied diet. No sign of mites so far so claws crossed that will remain the same. This will be the little guys progress thread. S/he is still very shy (they all are and have clearly been through the wars) but I managed to get a couple of pictures of Smartie.   |
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AstralSnake
Still at Sea
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Do you have hermit crabs?: Will Soon
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Post by AstralSnake on Feb 20, 2014 8:29:30 GMT
can they regrow eyes?
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burntteddy
Still at Sea
Posts: 9 
Do you have hermit crabs?: Yes
How many do you have?: 20+
What species do you keep?: Coenobita rugosus
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Post by burntteddy on Mar 16, 2014 21:52:43 GMT
Hows this little one going
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Post by Rachel on Mar 17, 2014 0:09:46 GMT
They can but it takes longer than legs, will have to wait and see. burntteddy He has gone down to moult by the looks of it about a week and a half ago so claws crossed for a safe one. |
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Post by tinymaze on Mar 18, 2014 15:03:37 GMT
fingers crossed for you. think I've got my first molter, it's been 5 days so far but he had a leg missing so think he's going to be down a while. it's so nerve racking though  |
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Post by Rachel on Mar 19, 2014 0:54:12 GMT
tinymaze He may have gone down to destress since your guys are new but they regrow legs surprisingly easily, I've had a couple that came with one missing (some with chunks of others gone too) and they all come back up with a shiny new one.  Well it looks like Smartie has had a safe first moult, the lack of intact legs seems to have stopped him/her digging properly so the cave was barely below the surface and blocked off with a shell that one of the others changed into tonight. Luckily all the exo is gone, I've popped Smartie into a little setup inside the main one just for tonight to keep an eye but I think tomorrow it will be fine for him to rejoin the rest. Still an eye missing but I'm thinking that might actually be genetic, it takes them a long time to regrow those anyway if they ever do. Crab carapace, calcium coated popcorn and leaf litter, the three Indo favourites. Doolyboppers grew back properly too! 
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CrabbyJessica
Finding First Shell
Hi everyone!
Posts: 10
Do you have hermit crabs?: Yes
How many do you have?: 2
What species do you keep?: Coenobita clypeatus
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Post by CrabbyJessica on Apr 1, 2014 15:53:48 GMT
tinymaze He may have gone down to destress since your guys are new but they regrow legs surprisingly easily, I've had a couple that came with one missing (some with chunks of others gone too) and they all come back up with a shiny new one. Well it looks like Smartie has had a safe first moult, the lack of intact legs seems to have stopped him/her digging properly so the cave was barely below the surface and blocked off with a shell that one of the others changed into tonight. Luckily all the exo is gone, I've popped Smartie into a little setup inside the main one just for tonight to keep an eye but I think tomorrow it will be fine for him to rejoin the rest. Still an eye missing but I'm thinking that might actually be genetic, it takes them a long time to regrow those anyway if they ever do. Crab carapace, calcium coated popcorn and leaf litter, the three Indo favourites. Doolyboppers grew back properly too! Such a cutie! |
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Post by Rachel on Aug 6, 2014 22:24:13 GMT
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Curlz
Still at Sea
Posts: 4
Do you have hermit crabs?: Yes
How many do you have?: 20+
What species do you keep?: Coenobita clypeatus, Coenobita compressus, Coenobita rugosus, Coenobita violascens, Coenobita purpureus
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Post by Curlz on Aug 7, 2014 11:38:08 GMT
I had rescued a C. brevimanus in 2009 - she was without antennae, one walking leg and (as far as I remember) one claw was missing completely. After a long molt she was up again, with all things rebuilt. But she lost one eye in this molt. After 3-5 molts her eye was back again.
She is still alive and healthy. Now living in big tanks of a friend of mine (she was the only C. brevimanus and my friend already got some)
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