I've seen it coming pretty much since I got him. He never really ventured around the tank, the petco I got him from had sub par conditions, the weather has been cold and I drove home with him in that cold. I didnt have enough substrate at the time so I bought more sand and reorganized the tank then introduced a new heat source because my heat was lower than acceptable.
I think in my attempts to hurry to 'save' this little guy and get conditions perfect was just too many changes in too short of time
Ever since I put him in the tank hes never been active. He just finds a corner and wedges himself in it. I wouldnt have noticed he lost a leg if he didnt suck into his shell when I walked up and the leg didnt get sucked in too.
Ugh this is so frustrating my tank is more perfect than ever but in my race to perfectionism I think I went too quick ;-----;
Hes still alive. Just huddled in his shell and hiding. I put honey, blood worms, and calcium powder in an egg shell near him to maybe chear him up and give him a tempting energy snack when he's stressing, but I feel like crap and my spirits are low
). I'm assuming the other crab you got at the same time is doing OK so this little crab is proving less resilient. You're a caring and skilled crabber so don't give up hope that he'll pull through and don't second-guess yourself as it's the fastest way to go crazy. As the saying goes, hindsight is always 20/20. We're all pulling for your little guy so keep us posted.
like thats gunna happen lol