Clayton keeps hiding.

[mko311]

I've had my crab Clayton for about 3 days now, we moved from my home to my dorm room just fine and the first night in the hall he was playing quite a bit, but he has buried himself for about a day straight now. I open his tank to spray him and there is a very strange smell. It's not so much fishy as just bad. I'm afraid to move him because i don't want to scare him. What should i do?

[jmmc137]

if he stays buried for more than 2 weeks he's molting. smaller crabs take only weeks. bigger ones take like a month

[erikleeson]

micros take like a week and a half at the most. He could be digging to destress. I have no idea what a dead crab smells like though, which is a good thing...wait a couple weeks and if it gets really bad then I'd see whats going on

[emmac350]

The "dead crab" smell is seriously like tuna fish. If you've ever smelled tuna before it became tuna salad...that's the best way I can describe it.

Is Clayton alone? If so, you might consider getting him a friend, as that may help him be more comfortable in his new home.