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Old 04-05-2008, 03:25 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Hi all, I've had an arrow crab for about 2 months now and he has been fine, but this morning when I looked in I saw that he was/is shedding, and all but one of his legs came completely off. (claws are still intact as well) This isn't normal is it? What could have caused this? What can I do? Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks.
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wow, if im not mistaken i believe that is a stage of molting, it looses everything and then grows it back and will become an adult, keep me posted im interested to find out what happens
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Old 06-12-2008, 09:48 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Hey... missed this thread, yea sounds like your arrow crab molted it's exoskeleton. Thats a good thing!
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