Crabby is our original crab and the reason for this addiction/monstrosity.
We acquired Crabby in October from Gulf shores, Alabama. I wasn’t interested in taking care of a hermit crab but our daughter talked mommy into it. Crabby stayed in that cage for 2-3 days and endured the ride back to Ky. The whole time he was in that cage he just sat in the corner never moving. I knew something wasn’t right. Thankfully I found HCA! And thankfully I had an empty 55 gal in the garage.
Luckily he recovered quickly. He’s always been very active. He immediately changed shells as soon as I put what random shells I had in the tank. Since then I’ve purchased numerous shells but he’s still in the one he chose first. He was so small he could hide completely out of sight in that shell. He’s grown in each molt and now he might only be able to get his big claw to fit just inside the opening.
Upon his resurfacing I caught him on camera hugging the worm casting/green sand / calcium dish. He ate it all. He also ate almost all of the flower/leaf/bug dish. And maybe some honey too. Not sure The fruit and veggies were touched nor the oyster, lobster and shrimp. I haven’t seen him visit the water yet either.
He’s already been climbing and walking on the wheel. He made a quick visit to Mr crabs who’s been sluggish after his first assumed molt with us. Mr Crabs and Crabby are my profile pic.
We purchased Mr Crabs and Crabetha who were much bigger than Crabby after a week or two of owning Crabby. Crabetha molted fairly quickly after purchasing. She was down for 2 months But passed away after the molt. Maybe nitrates in my water were to blame. I don’t know. But she did have a dark spot on her gills. I inspected after she passed.
Mr Crabs has been up for a few weeks now after being down for more than 2 months. He’s still sluggish. He visits the saltwater and maybe eats. I don’t know if he’s eating or not. He inches his way around the tank. He’s changed shells a lot after this assumed molt. But he always goes back to a shell too small. He’s also missing a limb. He did seem to struggle back around the time we lost Crabetha but eventually became more active. I hope he pulls through this time.
Anyway here’s a couple pictures. One with Mr crabs by the water and Crabby on some drift wood. The closeup is Crabby. It’s the best I could do for now.
Also as of now Crabby is hugging the worm poo dish again.
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He starting to go naked. 