Poor, Poor Crab

[JohnnyQuest]

my hermit crab's leg just fell off. i think it is going to die. i know this has nothing to do with mac computers, but i thought i would tell somebody...🙁

 

[Blue Velvet]

Where's Mad Jew? He'll be able to empathise.

 

[jsw]

How old and how large?

And, BTW, I moved it to the proper forum....

 

[JohnnyQuest]

well i got her about a month ago. and now it has no "big claw"

 

[iShane]

I love hermit crabs. I've had like 5 of them. They're great pets.

 

[vniow]

I think they grow back. Someone wanna correct me if I'm wrong here...

 

[AvSRoCkCO1067]

I think they grow back. Someone wanna correct me if I'm wrong here...

Not in my sister's case...

...not to be harsh 😱 - but her's died right after the leg fell off (within 48 hours).

...best of luck! Let us know if he/she survives 🙂 .

 

[iSaint]

They typically don't live long in captivity. They're hard to take care of. 🙁

Get a goldfish. Or a cat. Or a ferret. 🙂

 

[mad jew]

A carefully jabbed toothpick might suffice. Prosthetic crustacean limbs are all the rage this season. 🙂

 

[Mammoth]

A carefully jabbed toothpick might suffice. Prosthetic crustacean limbs are all the rage this season. 🙂

Quite the empathy. 🙄

 

[r1ch4rd]

http://www.fishermansexpress.com/crabrecipes.html might have some advice you can find useful.

Seriously though, I hope all is well and your crab gets better. There's nothing worse than being a helpless sick pet owner 🙁