Fiddler Crab question....

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grniz

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I'm hoping someone could answer my question. I have a male fiddler and HAD a female :sad:. My female molted last nite and the male ate her. Is this normal? I'm wondering if i should get another female. Thanks for your help.

 

Harlock

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It would really only be abnormal if he had used clarified butter to dip her in. Abnormal for a crab I mean. For us, hey, it'd be tasy and delicious.

 

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Most any crustacean will require a place they can hide during molting. Pretty much anything else in the tank may go after a crustacean when they are vulnerable.

 

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They have places to hide.....i guess i'll try again. thanks

and hahaha about the butter LOL

 

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A note - fiddler crabs are amphibious and truly require brackish salinity.

 

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The leftover shell from a crab molt can look very much like a real crab, and crabs usually eat their shedded shells after they shed. Could the male crab have eaten the old shell of the female, and the female is hiding somewhere?

A crab molt looks like this: