Lost pincher claws!

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Crabby Kortney
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Lost pincher claws!

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My friend bought anew crab and it was fine for a few days then she got another two and one of the new ones pinched off his 2 pincher claws. I have to go away in 1 hour and no one else know as much about crabs as me what do i do?
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Post by Wai »

The crab must be very stressed. Put him in ISO in total darkness, humidity of about 75% and temperature of around 74F. With gentle care and love he should be able to recover through a molt, but I don't think the chances are very high :(. Good luck though!
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Post by Crabby Kortney »

I left to go away and couldn't get ahold of my friend. When i got back she had left a message that he had died. Its sad cuz its her 2nd crab in a week. Hopefully she wont lose any more for a long time.




Thanks Cartman
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