will the crab die if it doesnt find a shell it likes??
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will the crab die if it doesnt find a shell it likes??
i was wondering if a crabs shell is too small and it never finds a shell that it likes,will it die??
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Re: will the crab die if it doesnt find a shell it likes??
If a hermie's shell is too small and it can never find a bigger one, then yes, it will die.
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Re: will the crab die if it doesnt find a shell it likes??
ohh.. thats probely why my crab died!!! even though there were tons of bigger shells in the tank but i guesse he didnt like them!!
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Re: will the crab die if it doesnt find a shell it likes??
Not necessarily. There could have been something wrong with your tank conditions, or he might have put molting off for too long, it could have been PPS...they die for lots of different reasons, not just because of shells.
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Re: will the crab die if it doesnt find a shell it likes??
I think it's probably a good idea to have shells about the same size as the one your crab has as well as bigger - he may find one that just suits him better but it's not larger.
And Emma's right, it could have been any number of things.
And Emma's right, it could have been any number of things.
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Re: will the crab die if it doesnt find a shell it likes??
yeah he is a PP!!! im not sure why he died but its ok my other crab is doing just fine in the tank
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Re: will the crab die if it doesnt find a shell it likes??
I wasn't talking about what kind of crab you have - I was talking about PPS, or post purchase stress. Basically, they can't handle the change from the wild to the pet store to your tank's conditions, get stressed, and die because of it. If you search for PPS in the search box in the upper right corner of the site, you can find a lot of information on it.
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Re: will the crab die if it doesnt find a shell it likes??
I think it's called post purchase syndrome. I'm not absolutely sure though.
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Re: will the crab die if it doesnt find a shell it likes??
okay
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Re: will the crab die if it doesnt find a shell it likes??
I've usually heard it as post purchase stress, sorry for not clarifying earlier.
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