ophiura
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Originally Posted by townsdp
OMG!!! This is freakin me out! I put my slf down in my fuge a week ago or so and he was the only thing in there. Today, I saw him sittin there and I poked him cuz he didn't move. He was dead I thought. He was whole, legs and all. So I pulled him out by hand and flushed him. Tonight I went to go check and there was my slf crawling around in the fuge! They were the same size- 4" or so and he is the only one I had. Do they molt their entire body? When I picked it up and shook it, it didn't fall apart. So, is this like invasion of the crab body snatchers or something?
Yes, they molt the entire body. Thankfully, it sounds like you flushed the molt
OMG!!! This is freakin me out! I put my slf down in my fuge a week ago or so and he was the only thing in there. Today, I saw him sittin there and I poked him cuz he didn't move. He was dead I thought. He was whole, legs and all. So I pulled him out by hand and flushed him. Tonight I went to go check and there was my slf crawling around in the fuge! They were the same size- 4" or so and he is the only one I had. Do they molt their entire body? When I picked it up and shook it, it didn't fall apart. So, is this like invasion of the crab body snatchers or something?
Yes, they molt the entire body. Thankfully, it sounds like you flushed the molt