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Old 03-05-2007, 03:54 PM
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Angry Whos Killing the Crabs?

Had a good look into the tank on Saturday, & to my surprise I saw a large crab with its claws open, not moving. Pointed a light at it ...still not moving. Took a better look around, and wow theres another one. We got them both out, but not sure if we crushed the heads getting them out or something else did. Also noticed one of are Purculas is missing. Everything else is fine. Havent heard any clicking or snapping noises. Any ideas?
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Old 03-05-2007, 04:27 PM
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might have died while molting? my emerald crabs molt exactly the same time (which is very strange in my mind), and I lost one to molting before.
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Old 03-05-2007, 04:45 PM
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Had a good look into the tank on Saturday, & to my surprise I saw a large crab with its claws open, not moving. Pointed a light at it ...still not moving. Took a better look around, and wow theres another one. We got them both out, but not sure if we crushed the heads getting them out or something else did. Also noticed one of are Purculas is missing. Everything else is fine. Havent heard any clicking or snapping noises. Any ideas?
Are you sure they aren't the empty shell left after a molt?
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Old 03-05-2007, 05:07 PM
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Crab troubles, too...eh? Yesterday I found one of mine in the middle of my livingroom floor. Dead, obviously. Grrrr.
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Crab troubles, too...eh? Yesterday I found one of mine in the middle of my livingroom floor. Dead, obviously. Grrrr.
Living room floor? How'd that happen? lol
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Living room floor? How'd that happen? lol
lol, heck if I know!
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Iv'e found them on the floor before as well???? Not Molts, the were both all there, the whole crab.
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lol, heck if I know!
That's pretty funny. venturous little buggers... a little too venturous ....
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Crab troubles, too...eh? Yesterday I found one of mine in the middle of my livingroom floor. Dead, obviously. Grrrr.

lmao!! living room floor! wow thats hilarious
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As crazy as it sounds I read a story (true) a couple years ago about a freshwater tank, every so often the Apple snail would go missing for a few days only to show up again in the tank. About the same time the Apple snail would go missing the family would find odd crap on one of the bedroom mirrors, the wife always blamed the hubby saying he'd sneezed and didn't clean it up. One night someone got up and low and behold found said Apple snail climbing the stairs in the middle of the night, it all made sense now... the snail had been going up stairs to lay it's eggs on the bedroom mirror.

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