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« on: May 01, 2013, 08:12:32 PM »
I just started my 1st sheading table about 1 month ago and just in the last 4 days I have now got 4 softshells.
Question???
When you see the fracture/cracks on the underside of the crab, how long from that point does it take to actually start coming out of it shell???
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« Reply #1 on: May 02, 2013, 06:42:42 AM »
30 Minutes to an hour or two.
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« Reply #2 on: May 02, 2013, 04:04:09 PM »
never mind I watch it all happen over a 10 hours period.. Once the back of the shell split it was approx 30 minutes but before that is was 10 hours.
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« Reply #3 on: May 02, 2013, 06:02:46 PM »
Quote from: JayG on May 02, 2013, 04:04:09 PM
never mind I watch it all happen over a 10 hours period.. Once the back of the shell split it was approx 30 minutes but before that is was 10 hours.
thumbsup  The 10 hours varies allot with what stage the peeler is in when it's caught...  Check this out ->  http://www.bluecrab.info/molting.html
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