Crayfish molting issue

[AntonyCee]

Hi guys, my two-year-old crayfish molted last night but something went wrong.

As you can see from the photos, it looks like part of the old shell is still there and has created a kind of "bubble".

Has anything similar ever happened to you? Any suggestions?

The water levels are in the normal range and I had already added some calcium (as usual during the molt).

Any help is welcome!

 

 

 

Edited November 20, 2023 by AntonyCee

[nabokovfan87]

Oh man. I'm not sure what to do when that happens. I'm sorry.

Are all of the water parameters and everything ok?

The bubble could be fluid, meaning an injury that happened while it was in a soft state.

[Lennie]

I would suggest to ask on reddit r/crayfish or to try to find a specific crayfish community. Maybe they can help better

I havent seen lots of crayfish keepers around here. Maybe @Ninjoma Might have an idea? Otherwise, as I said, try to find a crayfish community for better help before it is too late

Hope your friend gets better soon

[AntonyCee]

@nabokovfan87 yes all the water parameters are fine. I checked them twice.

 

@Lennie thank you. I will try on Reddit as well.

[Ninjoma]

I've never seen anything like that before. I hope they are okay.