missing leg
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csw5
- Zygote
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missing leg
i just got three more crabs(i already had three)about a week ago and i was playing with the biggest one and noticed that he was missing a leg. I don't think he was fighting with my other five and wonderd if i had anything to do with it and when he might grow it back?
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HermieLove19
- Megalopa
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Re: missing leg
He might just be really stressed out and that caused him to lose a leg. He can definetly grow it back during a molt. An entire leg may take more than one molt though. If you've ever heard chirping coming from the tank they could have been fighting but if you didn't see anything i would rule that out and point to stress as the main factor.
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iluvhermies
- Coenobita
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Re: missing leg
If it wasn't like that when you bought him and no fighting then i would say it was due to stress. It will grow back during its next molt.
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