Marbled crayfish tail stuck in its old tail after molting
- Thread starter Smertrios
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I was envisioning it dragging a molted shell behind it's body, with part of it stuck to the tail.
That is not bad at all and will not interfere with the crays ability to survive. This problem will correct itself by additional moulting. I would suggest frequent water changes to stimulate the cray into a moult phase and increase the amount of calcium in your water column. One way to do this is to utilize egg shells-pull out any membranes from the egg shells and let them dry out. Use as many shells as you can get. I keep an old half-gallon milk container with the top cut off under my kitchen sink and just toss the membrane free shells into it so I usually have a bunch at hand. Then crush them up into small pieces and sprinkle them into the tank. The shells will degrade over time and increase the calcium available for the cray to absorb from the water column just after they moult. It may take 1-3 moults to correct. Bottom line is to leave the cray alone as this will correct itself with time and moulting.
