crab swapped to smaller shell

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crab swapped to smaller shell

Post by ciaraalston » Sat Apr 21, 2018 2:17 am

hey yall!
so my biggest crab swapped shells the other day, FINALLY! but he moved into a shell that's smaller than the one he had. should i try to get him to move into a bigger one or just let him be? i have a small crab and him, so that's why i had different sized shells in the tank
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Re: crab swapped to smaller shell

Post by wodesorel » Sat Apr 21, 2018 3:35 am

Make sure he has other sizes available at all times, but you can't force him to choose somethibg different. Try to have the same shell in a few larger sizes just in case he likes the shape.
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