Someone in another of this mans videos made mention of it but Like turtles which shells are actually a connected part of them, so I'd imagine it gets itchy, but also yea didn't know this till an hour ago
Crabs can regenerate their limbs but if they aren't removed it may spread. I recommend you remove the most heavily affected claw, add stress coat to the aquarium so that the injury doesn't become infected, wait for her to regenerate the removed limb enough to use it to eat, then remove the other one
@maxb548 that's actually the big difference between crustaceans and insects. Insects stop moulting once they reach sexual maturity. However crustaceans will moult their entire lives. Typically they moult every 3-5 days when they are young and slow down once they get older but they do continue moulting as full grown adults, otherwise we wouldn't have foods like soft shell crab, which is what happens when you harvest and adult blue crab right after it moults
@@musicbruh803 a simple google search will show you are wrong. And specifically female blue crabs stop molting after sexual maturity. I’m not making it up, look it up 😂
It could also be caused by stress. Maybe introduce multiple hides for the crab cuz they tend to like less open spaces since they are animals of prey. I’ve seen some will even bury themselves in substrate so if the substrate is deep enough they could do that as well.
Not that this is helpful, but I live in Australia and we have this shellfish called a yabby, kind of like a freshwater crawfish, I noticed these things on my pet yabby on her claws, unfortunately when she shed she lost both claws, as her inner shell fused to her outer shell because of that damage, I tried to protect the open wound but she ended up dying in the hospital tank, hopefully you can do better for yours, as if it’s on only its claws it may be ok
You need to do more water changes and use the salt for reef tanks, it has more minerals and more calcium which he needs. Also get a reef tank light. The correct bulbs will give off vitamins but get the day and night bulbs! Do a complete water change and get new sand to get rid the fungus and bacteria. It’s your best shot to save him…. I would even concider braking off the bad claws so he can grow new claws but you would have to do that when you change the sand and water so you do not contaminate the water. Only remove his claws if it’s only on his claws. Also try not to stress him out to much. I would also do water changes on his tank 2 weeks after the complete water change and then every week after till he is better and then a 20% every 2 to 3 weeks as a normal thing to do! Oh and don’t forget to clean the filter really well and put new guts in your filter. Oh my gosh I am so sorry!
This is top tier advice but I have seen this dude for months and he will do none of what you have suggested. In other videos people have pointed the condition of the tank. He just does not give af.
@@G_l_i_z_a_r_d it really seems like that because there's LOTS of comments on how to treat, prevent, and fix this but theres absolutely no response from the creator
I'd treat with an invertebrate safe antibacterial aquarium medication like melafix. The best way to treat your tank is do a water change, remove any carbon and then dose with the melafix. Removing limbs is a last resort treatment the bacteria is already in the water and an open would will give it easy access.
@@medicmain3947 Bruh it's a damn Tiktoker, he gonna film it dying like that one dude overfeeding his Gulper Catfish or the other dude "bringing friends" to a Mantis Shrimp.
@@starsfalldown1234567it’s a living thing… it doesn’t matter if it’s a crab you chose to own it you so you chose to take care of it seeing it through too the end is just respectful
@freddymartinez5406 Finding something to be gross is an opinion. Now on the subject of taxidermy, saying "unclean" could be true, but only if the taxidermy is not cleaned correctly. Taxidermy that is prepared properly is clean. I assume that we're both adults here who know the difference between facts and opinions, and that opinions do not correlate with truth, because they are completely subjective. You not liking taxidermy is totally fine, but don't lie and say it's the only valid perspective.
@@jikemusic8081 when turtles live in a tank that is not meant for them, whether its size or even the set up itself they will get sick and not do well. perhaps the same thing is happening for the crab, just from the video it looks like the crab cant surface and chill above the water like a proper tank setup needs
Keep your crabitat less humid for a while until your crab can overcome the shell rot. A probably very effective way to treat: Use fish antibiotics. These are drops (generally) that are put in the water the fish swim in. This is most often used for fin or scale rot, very similar to shell rot.
He needs rocks and things in her tank. You must feed them all day long. Step up your tank game. Good Luck and You got this! I enjoy watching your blue crab
Idk if it's an actual fix but blue crabs regenerate limbs. So if you take his claws off it'll take a few months but they'll grow back and maybe they won't be diseased? Idk rly, just guessing at this point XD
@@GLockandGas you'd be surprised the things that excite some people. I was just trying to be informative 8p maybe you don't take the time to think about it but I see hundreds of these crabs in floats and they get sorted and shipped out XD yeah they got to be kept alive until you eat them but steaming them alive is also pretty horrendous. I don't eat crab or any other scavenger myself, it eats dead flesh so I'm good XO but I find things other ppl do horrible but ya know, just isn't my business XD kinda like this conversation and your input but still, I'll give you an explanation just as I would anyone else 8P thank you for showing me how flawed I rly am 8P and given me this time to reflect on my behavior XD
If im being honest this might be it for the crab unless you can confer with invertebrate animal keepers and find a treatment or possibly a cure to it as they might be your last resort. Someone suggested that you may remove the claws one at a time howwver that will more likely just cause uneeded harm and pain instead of helping as infections such as these would likely need s filly redone tank, like water change, new sand, clean the entire tank, throw the filter system through a clean, and replace what is replaceable like sand. Infection tends to come from outside sources (such as food) if the tank is overall very healthy.
I wanted check to see if there was treatment on shell disease but the reasearch paper was to long for me to read . Maybe you find an anwser from someone who studying crustaceans for more direct anwser because vets dont deal with crustaceans .
I'd just clean the tank to be sure buddy. It's always best to be safe instead of ignoring it and seeing what happens. Not saying you're doing that but some people unfortunately do. Your crab is awesome by the way . I'm loving the channel 😊. Keep up the great work, and you and your crab have a wonderful day.
@@snowbound4913 us talking on the Internet would beg to differ. The crabs want equal rights they better start learning English real quick. Until then, ocean or food, no in-between.
The fact that it looks unbothered by the disease might be down to pain receptors, I don't think most crabs have pain receptors on their claws, or anywhere.
A quick google search says to clean wounds with iodine, I would hope you know that since you are keeping a crab, idk why you wouldn’t mention what treatment is, but instead say stay tuned? Like bro take care of your crab.
Maybe he doesn't know that there treatments out there!!!... Maybe he knows they are out there and is trying to find the most suitable for his crab.. Maybe he did exactly what you said, but split the video into 15 different shorts... Maybe he just took it to the vet... Your comment is dumb cus you just assumed something from a 60 second video S
Maybe you could use an anti bacterial/fungal bath like the ones for turtles. You dissolve the medicine in water and put the animal in the bath for a set amount of time.
If you want to keep it alive, buy a UV bulb. Keep water in correct conditions & only buy food from reputable place. Crabs are similar enough to turtles, so if it works to clean shell rot for one.. pretty sure claws can grow back too.
General Upton was born on February 15, 1839, in New York City, New York, and graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1861. He served in the American Civil War, where he was wounded at the Battle of Antietam and later became the commander of the 2nd United States Cavalry Regiment. During the Philippine-American War, General Upton was appointed as the commander of the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry, also known as the "Rough Riders," which was formed in 1898. He led his troops in several battles, including the Battle of San Juan Hill, where he was wounded. After the war, General Upton continued to serve in the United States Army and was appointed as the commander of the United States Army's School of Application at Fort Leavenworth in Kansas. He passed away on July 1924, at the age of 85. While General Upton is not as well-known as some other American military leaders, he played an important role in the Philippine-American War and was respected by his peers for his leadership and tactical skills.
I immediately thought “oh no shell rot.” Context I have snakes and they can get what’s known to me as scale rot and like he stated it is a bacterial infection and can be fixed by a multitude of things. So I’d check water quality and stop with the snails since it didn’t appear until then. Once you’ve gone through everything double checking that “care sheet” you should be able to determine what exactly the problem was.
thing is they dont feel anything, thats why it dosnt react. i got many small geosesarma, and they fight alot, brake their legs arms, they even lose them intentionaly, that and changing their skeleton tells me they dont feel pain
I keep and kept a lot of crustaceans, though I have no experience with blue crabs. However shell disease coming from wounds is rare in my experience. Mostly diseases like this appear once the immune system of the animal has trouble. They can live in fresh, brackish or salt environments, may I ask which one you have? It is purely fresh water it might be she is missing some specific nutrients and her immune system is compromised. Water quality can also play a big role, they often eat messy and you need to change your water often because all the excess food in the water can cause troubles and attack the immune system. The last one, again I don't know much about blue crabs specifically, she might get old. That also makes their immune system shut down, this is what old age in a lotnof crustaceans look like. Judging by the rubbing on rocks something might not be right with the bacteria amount in the water, it's hard to tell. Your water can test fine but bacteria can still be there. Also once at that point there is hardly a cure. Maybe acclimate her to a high salinity hospital tank and hope for the best. Sorry for the essay
From what I know, a stable microbiome is super important especially when in a closed system like a tank. Often pathogens are already existing in the biome but thanks for the existence of other bacteria that pathogens need to compete with, the pathogens can’t multiply into harmful levels. But say if you did a water change, or there was a temperature fluctuation, this could throw off the microbiome, perturbing the non-pathogen which then allows pathogens to occupy new niche and multiply, and sometimes that how disease breakouts might occur. So I guess, as well as being introduced via food, it could also come from any changes to the environment like water quality. This is especially true for recirculating systems.
@@BarbieDreamDungeonThey regrow. I don't kno if it's specific to certain species. That's how we farm certain crabs cause it's illegal to take the whole thing. They take the Claws and throw em in the water for later years
If you made her water conditions highly salty, do you think that may disturb the bacterial growth? I ask because I'm assuming you are using fresh water. If that is the case, salt may kill it.
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Did I Just SEE A CRAB, SCRATCH HER BACK, On A ROCK🤔😂
100% and it looked like my dad he does the samething on the corner of walls 😂
😂😂@@danielhynes5511
Yes and holy crap it was amazing lol
Someone in another of this mans videos made mention of it but
Like turtles which shells are actually a connected part of them, so I'd imagine it gets itchy, but also yea didn't know this till an hour ago
No
Crabs can regenerate their limbs but if they aren't removed it may spread. I recommend you remove the most heavily affected claw, add stress coat to the aquarium so that the injury doesn't become infected, wait for her to regenerate the removed limb enough to use it to eat, then remove the other one
Does a full grown female blue crab regenerate? Cuz I’m pretty sure she’s already done molting at this point.
@@maxb548 crabs and lobster molt their whole lives
@@lauramarika no, the females stop after sexual maturity 😂 and the way they all die is because they stop molting. Why’d you say that?
@maxb548 that's actually the big difference between crustaceans and insects. Insects stop moulting once they reach sexual maturity. However crustaceans will moult their entire lives. Typically they moult every 3-5 days when they are young and slow down once they get older but they do continue moulting as full grown adults, otherwise we wouldn't have foods like soft shell crab, which is what happens when you harvest and adult blue crab right after it moults
@@musicbruh803 a simple google search will show you are wrong. And specifically female blue crabs stop molting after sexual maturity. I’m not making it up, look it up 😂
I never seen a crab scratching its own back on a rock before and it’s actually kind of adorable
It could also be caused by stress. Maybe introduce multiple hides for the crab cuz they tend to like less open spaces since they are animals of prey. I’ve seen some will even bury themselves in substrate so if the substrate is deep enough they could do that as well.
Not that this is helpful, but I live in Australia and we have this shellfish called a yabby, kind of like a freshwater crawfish, I noticed these things on my pet yabby on her claws, unfortunately when she shed she lost both claws, as her inner shell fused to her outer shell because of that damage, I tried to protect the open wound but she ended up dying in the hospital tank, hopefully you can do better for yours, as if it’s on only its claws it may be ok
@@bonesciencegaming3863 i never Had a Crab in never Wheel They strange Little mouth Creep me out to much 😰
Uneducated betta keeper when they think they know what’s wrong with everything in a tank when their fish is dead in a bowl
IIRC, this is the feeding tank? Not where he lives. But it’s possible that I confused this channel with others.
It’s amazing that even a crab seems to have personality.
You can buy medicine for that dude
Where? From the fucking crab doctor? 😂
@@vincente184 Yes, fun fact they're called aquatic veterinarian, use some common sense.
@@vincente184It was way funny reading that comment, haha..
Bro's gonna put on some scuba gear and dive to the crab doctor for that prescription. 🤣
@@Bullet44 thanks. Other people don't seem to understand the concept of a joke 😆
that did not sound like a joke.
it sounded like you just wanted to be a asshole.@@vincente184
You need to do more water changes and use the salt for reef tanks, it has more minerals and more calcium which he needs. Also get a reef tank light. The correct bulbs will give off vitamins but get the day and night bulbs! Do a complete water change and get new sand to get rid the fungus and bacteria. It’s your best shot to save him…. I would even concider braking off the bad claws so he can grow new claws but you would have to do that when you change the sand and water so you do not contaminate the water. Only remove his claws if it’s only on his claws. Also try not to stress him out to much. I would also do water changes on his tank 2 weeks after the complete water change and then every week after till he is better and then a 20% every 2 to 3 weeks as a normal thing to do! Oh and don’t forget to clean the filter really well and put new guts in your filter. Oh my gosh I am so sorry!
This will work from experience although make sure you get cycled midea from another tank so not to poison the crab with ammonia
This is top tier advice but I have seen this dude for months and he will do none of what you have suggested. In other videos people have pointed the condition of the tank. He just does not give af.
@@yougotfelted8297aw what? This crab is just a prop for views :(( ??
@@G_l_i_z_a_r_d it really seems like that because there's LOTS of comments on how to treat, prevent, and fix this but theres absolutely no response from the creator
🎯💯And he should stop trying to feed her dead unfresh lobsters, probably the very reason this is happening..
You have to treat it..If you dont she will keep growing and not be able to molt and will die in her old shell..
I'd treat with an invertebrate safe antibacterial aquarium medication like melafix. The best way to treat your tank is do a water change, remove any carbon and then dose with the melafix. Removing limbs is a last resort treatment the bacteria is already in the water and an open would will give it easy access.
Lmao you think he's gonna do all the work.
@@starsfalldown1234567 Yeah.
Most Aquariurist do.
@@medicmain3947
Bruh it's a damn Tiktoker, he gonna film it dying like that one dude overfeeding his Gulper Catfish or the other dude "bringing friends" to a Mantis Shrimp.
@@ziggybarone3168I pray he does something to help her!
@@starsfalldown1234567it’s a living thing… it doesn’t matter if it’s a crab you chose to own it you so you chose to take care of it seeing it through too the end is just respectful
The heater seams like it might be an unnecessary hazard. Blue crabs can handle cold, fine.
If she passes, you should get her shell memorialized in a case, then she'll always be with you
That's so gross.
@@freddymartinez5406 If you only have rude things to say, then don't say anything at all.
@@BarbieDreamDungeon Its not rude, its the truth.
@freddymartinez5406 Finding something to be gross is an opinion. Now on the subject of taxidermy, saying "unclean" could be true, but only if the taxidermy is not cleaned correctly. Taxidermy that is prepared properly is clean. I assume that we're both adults here who know the difference between facts and opinions, and that opinions do not correlate with truth, because they are completely subjective. You not liking taxidermy is totally fine, but don't lie and say it's the only valid perspective.
That would be a nice place to keep my grandmother's eyeballs.
It’s not the rocks it’s the tank setup
And you know this how? He's filtering and there is no stagnant water, so I doubt it's that
@@jikemusic8081 when turtles live in a tank that is not meant for them, whether its size or even the set up itself they will get sick and not do well. perhaps the same thing is happening for the crab, just from the video it looks like the crab cant surface and chill above the water like a proper tank setup needs
@@jikemusic8081 Yeah because that's the only fucking things you need to do in a tank. You absolute melon
You can probably use antibiotics or something
It's kinda hard to do that with invertibrates
@@acain6803wait what why?
That crab looks happy af
The lobster 🦞 guy on RUclips mentions shell disease attacks older lobsters too. Once they get it they can't molt, he threw them back in the ocean.
Shellrot is a common disease in most hardshell crustaceans
This is what happens when you feed your animals in captivity food from the ocean fam
Give her a methalyne blue bath for like 10 min, it’ll help with the infection. Also just do more water changes
If you pinch a crawfish claw for like 10 seconds, they can drop them. I don’t know if they do it too or not.
Did you see that Louisiana crawfish company video in your feed too? 😂
@@RukerRsyuh
My stingray burned it self on the heater learned the hard way lost an expensive ray
A crab scratching it's back like a bear is the most adorable thing I've seen today
I’m invested in this crab 😂Just subbed for Crabbie. I never hear a name so that’s what I’ll call her. She’s adorable. Scratching her shell.
Keep your crabitat less humid for a while until your crab can overcome the shell rot. A probably very effective way to treat: Use fish antibiotics. These are drops (generally) that are put in the water the fish swim in. This is most often used for fin or scale rot, very similar to shell rot.
He needs rocks and things in her tank. You must feed them all day long. Step up your tank game. Good Luck and You got this! I enjoy watching your blue crab
She did have rocks in her tank. But I took them temporarily.
It's not your fault, I love in crisfield Maryland, home of the Maryland Blue Crab and I've seen enough of those to tell you, it's sick XD
Idk if it's an actual fix but blue crabs regenerate limbs. So if you take his claws off it'll take a few months but they'll grow back and maybe they won't be diseased? Idk rly, just guessing at this point XD
@@meccawood7180you using XD is extremely annoying and comes off as you being excited for a crab having shell rot
@@GLockandGas you'd be surprised the things that excite some people. I was just trying to be informative 8p maybe you don't take the time to think about it but I see hundreds of these crabs in floats and they get sorted and shipped out XD yeah they got to be kept alive until you eat them but steaming them alive is also pretty horrendous. I don't eat crab or any other scavenger myself, it eats dead flesh so I'm good XO but I find things other ppl do horrible but ya know, just isn't my business XD kinda like this conversation and your input but still, I'll give you an explanation just as I would anyone else 8P thank you for showing me how flawed I rly am 8P and given me this time to reflect on my behavior XD
Poor baby. Wishing her a speedy recovery. Can watch both of your videos all day 😊
Hang in there, Blue!
At least she looks like she's still living happily
Good Luck with your crab. She's adorable ❤
If im being honest this might be it for the crab unless you can confer with invertebrate animal keepers and find a treatment or possibly a cure to it as they might be your last resort. Someone suggested that you may remove the claws one at a time howwver that will more likely just cause uneeded harm and pain instead of helping as infections such as these would likely need s filly redone tank, like water change, new sand, clean the entire tank, throw the filter system through a clean, and replace what is replaceable like sand. Infection tends to come from outside sources (such as food) if the tank is overall very healthy.
Poor baby😢
I wanted check to see if there was treatment on shell disease but the reasearch paper was to long for me to read . Maybe you find an anwser from someone who studying crustaceans for more direct anwser because vets dont deal with crustaceans .
Iodine applied to the affected areas will help it
how about actually learn how to take care of an animal before getting it? wild idea i know
I've never seen a crab scratch their back before. Does it work like turtle shells do, with all the nerves in there? That's honestly adorable
I'd just clean the tank to be sure buddy. It's always best to be safe instead of ignoring it and seeing what happens. Not saying you're doing that but some people unfortunately do. Your crab is awesome by the way . I'm loving the channel 😊. Keep up the great work, and you and your crab have a wonderful day.
Yeah, snails have more species of parasites that affect them, than there are species of snails.
Got baloo the bear vibes watching that crabby backscratch…😂
There was nothing mentioned about possible crab treatments. I hope the full video goes into further context
It’s that horrendous tank setup. She’s not ina prison make it feel like home.
Its a crab.
@@eriveltoferreirawhich is still a living creature that needs ideal tank conditions
@@snowbound4913 Ideal tank conditions is in a fat guys stomach, bruv. Ocean or food, no in-between
@@vincenzo082 not every animal on earth is to satiate your gluttony
@@snowbound4913 us talking on the Internet would beg to differ. The crabs want equal rights they better start learning English real quick. Until then, ocean or food, no in-between.
Im glad shes ok. I pray it stays even. I own fish and I HATE when sickness hits them and I didn't notice
Oh she's so cute 🥰 I hope she feels better 🦀🦀🦀🦀
🎶 it's the crab necessities 🎵
I had no idea they could beg
She's always begging 🤣
Take her to the Vet
The crab vet? Seriously? Record yourself calling your local vet and asking if they can treat a crab
@@yoteonthetoobsthey have antibiotics for aquatic animals too.
… it’s a crab…
Lol my gf is a vet. She treats basically anything aslong as its alive. There medicine for all animals.
I would check with some professionals. it probably needs some anti bacteria medicine. I hope that baby gets better.
Man if only Crabs can detach their claws
The fact that it looks unbothered by the disease might be down to pain receptors, I don't think most crabs have pain receptors on their claws, or anywhere.
I mean they do but they are prey it's the fact if they show weaknesses they will get eaten
❤❤ oh no. Your relationship with her has made me enjoy your videos so much. 😢
crabs are a perfect representation of life. sometimes cute and blissful, but truly vicious!
Crabs are so funky looking bro
Maybe that will help, it's useful for Ich. possibly a water change would also help figure it out. Trying to help if I can.
I’ve never seen a crab scratch it’s back so that was interesting
Hope she gets better soon ❤️
Pull out his claws, they'll grow back
Don't crabs cut their own claws off if there's a predator?
@@ethanharman3738 easy surgery
She needs to feed herself though
A quick google search says to clean wounds with iodine, I would hope you know that since you are keeping a crab, idk why you wouldn’t mention what treatment is, but instead say stay tuned? Like bro take care of your crab.
Maybe he doesn't know that there treatments out there!!!... Maybe he knows they are out there and is trying to find the most suitable for his crab.. Maybe he did exactly what you said, but split the video into 15 different shorts... Maybe he just took it to the vet... Your comment is dumb cus you just assumed something from a 60 second video
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Maybe you could use an anti bacterial/fungal bath like the ones for turtles. You dissolve the medicine in water and put the animal in the bath for a set amount of time.
If you want to keep it alive, buy a UV bulb. Keep water in correct conditions & only buy food from reputable place. Crabs are similar enough to turtles, so if it works to clean shell rot for one.. pretty sure claws can grow back too.
General Upton was born on February 15, 1839, in New York City, New York, and graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1861. He served in the American Civil War, where he was wounded at the Battle of Antietam and later became the commander of the 2nd United States Cavalry Regiment.
During the Philippine-American War, General Upton was appointed as the commander of the 1st United States Volunteer Cavalry, also known as the "Rough Riders," which was formed in 1898. He led his troops in several battles, including the Battle of San Juan Hill, where he was wounded. After the war, General Upton continued to serve in the United States Army and was appointed as the commander of the United States Army's School of Application at Fort Leavenworth in Kansas. He passed away on July 1924, at the age of 85.
While General Upton is not as well-known as some other American military leaders, he played an important role in the Philippine-American War and was respected by his peers for his leadership and tactical skills.
What?!?! Wtf
a Canadian silver maple coin in the tank might help, i had bettas that would get infected and die, seems like a silver coin helped prevent that.
I immediately thought “oh no shell rot.” Context I have snakes and they can get what’s known to me as scale rot and like he stated it is a bacterial infection and can be fixed by a multitude of things. So I’d check water quality and stop with the snails since it didn’t appear until then. Once you’ve gone through everything double checking that “care sheet” you should be able to determine what exactly the problem was.
Shell rot can be a pervasive SOAB
I’d actually say its from the shell cracking from being thin due to not enough calcium in the water or diet to maintain the shell.
She will be ok ❤❤❤❤❤
I hope she makes it..I didn't know crabs scratched their backs
Time to take her to a Vet!
Bills: $$$
I’ve never considered a blue crab pet, always as a meal or a strange little pinchy bottom feeder
That looks like one shit tank. I'd develop algae growth too living in that tank.
Bro didn't watch the video.
Bro. I’m still stuck on seeing a crab scratch her back, let alone on a rock
thing is they dont feel anything, thats why it dosnt react. i got many small geosesarma, and they fight alot, brake their legs arms, they even lose them intentionaly, that and changing their skeleton tells me they dont feel pain
Won't it regenerate it's claw if cut off?
I keep and kept a lot of crustaceans, though I have no experience with blue crabs.
However shell disease coming from wounds is rare in my experience. Mostly diseases like this appear once the immune system of the animal has trouble.
They can live in fresh, brackish or salt environments, may I ask which one you have? It is purely fresh water it might be she is missing some specific nutrients and her immune system is compromised.
Water quality can also play a big role, they often eat messy and you need to change your water often because all the excess food in the water can cause troubles and attack the immune system.
The last one, again I don't know much about blue crabs specifically, she might get old. That also makes their immune system shut down, this is what old age in a lotnof crustaceans look like.
Judging by the rubbing on rocks something might not be right with the bacteria amount in the water, it's hard to tell. Your water can test fine but bacteria can still be there.
Also once at that point there is hardly a cure. Maybe acclimate her to a high salinity hospital tank and hope for the best.
Sorry for the essay
It's a crab, worst case scenario you can tear off the claw so the disease doesn't spread to the body and it Grows back
Poor old blue. Im very worried and concerned.
The way they keep em in huge comunal tanks is one way disease and infection spread. Both these crabs and the snails.
From what I know, a stable microbiome is super important especially when in a closed system like a tank. Often pathogens are already existing in the biome but thanks for the existence of other bacteria that pathogens need to compete with, the pathogens can’t multiply into harmful levels. But say if you did a water change, or there was a temperature fluctuation, this could throw off the microbiome, perturbing the non-pathogen which then allows pathogens to occupy new niche and multiply, and sometimes that how disease breakouts might occur.
So I guess, as well as being introduced via food, it could also come from any changes to the environment like water quality. This is especially true for recirculating systems.
Hopefully she makes a full recovery
You could try methylene blue. It’s what I use for my fish but idk what it would do to a crab
The fact he tried using his dying crab for followers is sad 💀
Bro, you know there’s treatments for this so why are you saying it might not make it take the initiative and go buy some iodine
Iodine can be toxic to invertabrates at the levels needed to treat an infection.
Use methaline blue, or what's it called, there is a thing you put in a tank with the infected fish, and it helps against bacteria.
If it's jus the claws. Can't they be removed ?
Then she can't feed herself
@@BarbieDreamDungeonshe already gets fed by the dude its best
@@Keysthename No like she needs to be able to place the food in her mouth
@@BarbieDreamDungeonnah he could hand feed her until her claws grow back.
@@BarbieDreamDungeonThey regrow. I don't kno if it's specific to certain species. That's how we farm certain crabs cause it's illegal to take the whole thing. They take the Claws and throw em in the water for later years
This crab is already dead she just doesn’t know it yet 🎅 🎅 🎅
A lot of people shitting on the tank set-up, but how many of you are fish keepers?
Claws can be regrown. Body shell won't if it spreads
The scratching is actually an early sign of infection. It's treatable with aquarium medication.
woud hold by the claw so they detach it,
If you made her water conditions highly salty, do you think that may disturb the bacterial growth? I ask because I'm assuming you are using fresh water. If that is the case, salt may kill it.
Send it to the vets and they said they either can give medicine or the best way to to detach the claw
Blue is allergic to snellfish...😂😂
It’s called shell rot and it happens when the animal is close to death and can’t molt
😂😂"Hold up bruh my shell itchy"
He dead 4sho
Do you ever clean that water? That tank looks contaminated with rotten food particles.
The water looks clean do you mean the wall behind the tank
snails carry brain worms
Welp i saw a crab poop, life is complete
Plants bro... Your tank needs plants
I recently ate one that had the same holes in the claws. Wild caught.
All crabs live around rocks. How could she possibly hurt herself on a rock? 🤣
Check the crab to see if this is happening anywhere besides the claws and if it's not remove the Claus safely
He just asked us to follow to see that crab dying