Spongebob

NLindsey921 · Post by **NLindsey921** » Thu May 12, 2016 7:25 pm

Got a new crab today and named him spongebob. I put him in the tank and then went about my business. Came back and he had already switched shells.

I was checking him out however and I noticed that instead of being black, his eyes are red. Is that cause for concern or completely normal.

soilentgringa · Post by **soilentgringa** » Thu May 12, 2016 8:22 pm

Sounds fine, my PP's eyes range in color from deep black to a rusty orange.

NLindsey921 · Post by **NLindsey921** » Thu May 12, 2016 8:34 pm

Yeah. I figured it was a normal occurrence. I had just never seen it before. Most of my crabs' eyes are black.

NLindsey921 · Post by **NLindsey921** » Tue May 17, 2016 11:34 pm

Spongebob has dug under. I assume he is either molting or destressing because he does not come up at night.

soilentgringa · Post by **soilentgringa** » Thu May 19, 2016 1:48 am

NLindsey921 wrote:Spongebob has dug under. I assume he is either molting or destressing because he does not come up at night.

Smooth out the sand and wait to see if there are tracks!

NLindsey921 · Post by **NLindsey921** » Thu May 19, 2016 10:17 am

Too many crabs for that. It wouldn't be an accurate test.

soilentgringa · Post by **soilentgringa** » Thu May 19, 2016 1:19 pm

NLindsey921 wrote:Too many crabs for that. It wouldn't be an accurate test.

Oh ok! I misread and thought that Spongebob was your only crab!

NLindsey921 · Post by **NLindsey921** » Thu May 19, 2016 11:06 pm

No he's only one out of nine

HCA: Hermit Crab Association