crawfish lost shell

pullins125 · 07-22-2008, 10:44 AM

i have had my crawfish for a while and it has shed several times but about 10 days ago he shed and this time he didnt eat his shell and he shed his whole body including his claws. is that normal shedding the claws? now he has no defense bc the still not back. he used to come out and now all he does is hide?

pullins125 · 07-23-2008, 03:04 PM

any ideas crawfish still hiding and not looking good.

Blue Cray · 07-23-2008, 03:22 PM

My crayfish lost a claw and just got worse from there on and finally died I'm not saying they were linked but they might be. It takes a few weeks or months for the cray to grow its claws back, what fish are you keeping it with?

karazy · 07-23-2008, 04:42 PM

mine like sorta loses his claws. like it looks like claws,and it is, but under those claw sheddings theres bigegr claws on him

pullins125 · 07-23-2008, 07:46 PM

he had to good size claws now he has 2 little ones. like red claw crab claw size. he is with unaggresive cichlids like yellow labs, ruby, ect. all he does is hide under a fake tree desplay. he was eating earlier today but whenever i walked in the room he started hiding again. i think he hiding bc he dont have claw for self defense. what should i feed him without the claw. i added a plant but he dont mess with it. he ate some meal worms today.

Sea-Agg2009 · 08-02-2008, 07:15 AM

depending on the diet, it can take sometimes up to 2 weeks for a lobster to grow their shells back. During that time, they don't move, and literally just absorb water to inflate their body. Give it time. If he hasnt improved within 2 weeks, I would say you have a problem. If he has been healthy up till now, he is probably just growing. I remember the first time a hermit crap shed his shell, I nearly buried him thinking he was dead. If you want to help him grow his shell back, try finding something with a little more calcium. Just like any animal with a more tough out coat, including reptiles, lobster shells are composed mostly of calcium.

**TheOldSalt** · 08-02-2008, 07:49 AM

Lack of proper minerals & nutrients is a common cause of faulty sheddings. If you want him to get his claws back, make certain that he has everything he needs for building materials.

07-22-2008, 10:44 AM	#1
pullins125 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Age: 19 Posts: 219	crawfish lost shell i have had my crawfish for a while and it has shed several times but about 10 days ago he shed and this time he didnt eat his shell and he shed his whole body including his claws. is that normal shedding the claws? now he has no defense bc the still not back. he used to come out and now all he does is hide?

07-23-2008, 03:22 PM	#3
Blue Cray Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Age: 17 Posts: 498	My crayfish lost a claw and just got worse from there on and finally died I'm not saying they were linked but they might be. It takes a few weeks or months for the cray to grow its claws back, what fish are you keeping it with? __________________ 55g Planted -golden zebra danios -striped raphael catfish -angelfish -bronze cories -gold gourami -SAE -brochis catfish -Boeseman's Rainbowfish -Flying Foxes -BGK -kribensis 22g Planted -zebra loach -glo lite tetras 5g Semi Planted -endlers

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07-23-2008, 03:04 PM	#2
pullins125 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Age: 19 Posts: 219	any ideas crawfish still hiding and not looking good.

07-23-2008, 04:42 PM	#4
karazy the bird is the word Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 611	mine like sorta loses his claws. like it looks like claws,and it is, but under those claw sheddings theres bigegr claws on him

07-23-2008, 07:46 PM	#5
pullins125 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Age: 19 Posts: 219	he had to good size claws now he has 2 little ones. like red claw crab claw size. he is with unaggresive cichlids like yellow labs, ruby, ect. all he does is hide under a fake tree desplay. he was eating earlier today but whenever i walked in the room he started hiding again. i think he hiding bc he dont have claw for self defense. what should i feed him without the claw. i added a plant but he dont mess with it. he ate some meal worms today.

08-02-2008, 07:15 AM	#6
Sea-Agg2009 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Age: 21 Posts: 117	depending on the diet, it can take sometimes up to 2 weeks for a lobster to grow their shells back. During that time, they don't move, and literally just absorb water to inflate their body. Give it time. If he hasnt improved within 2 weeks, I would say you have a problem. If he has been healthy up till now, he is probably just growing. I remember the first time a hermit crap shed his shell, I nearly buried him thinking he was dead. If you want to help him grow his shell back, try finding something with a little more calcium. Just like any animal with a more tough out coat, including reptiles, lobster shells are composed mostly of calcium.

08-02-2008, 07:49 AM	#7
TheOldSalt Darth Ichthyos Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 4,360	Lack of proper minerals & nutrients is a common cause of faulty sheddings. If you want him to get his claws back, make certain that he has everything he needs for building materials.

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