Fiddler Crab question....

[grniz]

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]

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.

 

[OrionGirl]

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.

 

[grniz]

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

and hahaha about the butter LOL

 

[Veneer]

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

 

[WinterWind]

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: