OMG I think I have a serious problem

Jaci · Post by **Jaci** » 11 Jun 2006, 23:06

i woke up this morning to find lemi's shell empty but all the other shells that he could have moved into were also empty. wendy is under, ike is under, bebe is fine....i can't find lemi anywhere. i'm scared to death bc i dunno what could have happened to him. he's supposed to be under for his molt.....what should i do? i'm a nervous wreck!

Jaci · Post by **Jaci** » 12 Jun 2006, 05:56

ok i just came home from work and still can't find lemi. should i dig around? i know where ike and wendy are buried so should i look everywhere else? did he crawl out of his shell and then bury himself? i didn't think that was normal. how long should i wait? tweek crawled out of his shell and he passed away after being put in ISO for a week. i don't want to lose Lemi but i have no idea where he is or why he left his shell!!!!! I'M A NERVOUS WRECK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

help me!!!!

hermiesrokmysox · Post by **hermiesrokmysox** » 12 Jun 2006, 06:56

OMG!!! i sure hope you find him. Myabe you could gently dig around, try to avoid the molting spots. Shell under anything dark and cozy looking around the house. Like under couches and such.

I hope you find him. Are you sure that was Lemi's shell?

Jaci · Post by **Jaci** » 12 Jun 2006, 07:06

i know he couldn't get out bc i've cut the climbing wall down by 3 inches from the top. he couldn't reach it if he tried. i'm positive that it's his shell bc it's the only one that's painted. ok, i'll dig around wendy and ike...what's my chances?

Jaci · Post by **Jaci** » 12 Jun 2006, 07:20

whew! i did some digging, found wendy in another spot than where i thought she was, and found lemi in the spot where i thought wendy was. he had changed shells into one that i had picked out for Ike. i forgot what it looked like bc it's new, so when my plastic spoon hit something hard, i was like huh? wendy's over there....so i brushed the sand off and recognized the shell immedately! so i'm ok now, freaking out is over! lol. i hope i didn't disturb their molt. i just saw the top of their shells so i hope nothing goes wrong bc i did that. now i'm going to take the paint off of lemi's old shell in hopes that ike will move into it.

hermiesrokmysox · Post by **hermiesrokmysox** » 12 Jun 2006, 22:22

YAY! That sounds good. The ol' crabbies played a trick.

Glad Lemi found a natural shell! YAY!!!

iluvhermies · Post by **iluvhermies** » 13 Jun 2006, 10:42

I am really glad you found him. I know that day I came home and found Big Momma out of her shell I was so upset and then she died I was devastated. She was the first one I ever bought.

Jaci · Post by **Jaci** » 14 Jun 2006, 02:54

yeah, he's in a natural shell. i'm in the process of taking the paint off his old one and not having much luck. i'll try boiling it again after i get home tomorrow night.

krazykrablady · Post by **krazykrablady** » 14 Jun 2006, 04:12

glad you found him! I've finally got one moulting (as far as I know) she's been down for about 3 days now.. I was just getting ready to bring some new friends home too

guess I'll wait till Jilly's done down under!

hermiesrokmysox · Post by **hermiesrokmysox** » 14 Jun 2006, 05:30

jaci, the nail polish remover didn't work?