Sally lightfoot itch

princess8077

princess8077

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Hey! Anyone ever watch one of these guys hanging on the underside of rock and use the rock below it to scratch it's back with?
Is this a sign of moting I hope? and not some itchy disease!!! Or maybe he/she just likes the feel of being scratched?
 
schmidthouse

schmidthouse

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Yesturday we saw our Sally scratching her right 3rd and 4th legs we just kind of laughed it off...maybe there lust itchie all the time!
 
scubaguy

scubaguy

Member
Now I want to go and see his pic and members pic.
Stay away MX#28 its nice to share but I do not like crabs

Oh, to the original poster. The sally might be getting ready to molt(sp?)
 
mx#28

mx#28

Active Member
Originally Posted by ScubaGuy
Stay away MX#28 its nice to share but I do not like crabs


Well, I think sharing is good. In fact, I picked up my crabs from a felllow reefer when we did a group thing (a group buy, that is). Most all of us came away with at least a few crabs.

For the benefit of the poor person who started this thread, though, let's digress. The only crabs that I really have are a sally lightfoot and a porcelain crab and I have seen them scratch every once in a while. I don't know exactly what it means but I have never seen any parasites or had any further trouble with the crabs in the long run, so barring anything excessive, I wouldn't worry much.
Perhaps someone more knowledgable on crustacean parasites / diseases can chime in.
 
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