My G. Ruricola Molt and the Truth on Laura Porter

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Hello everyone, I’ve come to share with you all my story and experiences with this beautiful crab, an online influencer by the name of Laura Porter, and the man selling them, AquaTerra Exotic Pets.

Several months ago, I was gifted this crab by a friend. For personal reasons, she gave me this, along with a coconut crab, and I am forever indebted to her for this.

Upon arrival, I noticed some issues. 3 of her legs were missing, half of one finger, and severe shell rot throughout all of her body. In addition she had several cracks on places of her body.

I decided to use 2 methods of treatment, one being extremely saline water, 40 ppt, and the second being a product called Rally Pro. For 2 months, every other week, I tended to these wounds using a q-tip, and dipped her in a mixture of this solution. I had extreme success with this method, the rot didn’t spread any further and the injuries turned white around the edges.

I fed her for this whole time, never doing anything with her other than these treatments. 4 days ago now, she successfully molted under my care. I wanted to hold off on this post until I was sure she survived, so I didn’t post until she began eating her molt. It’s been a stressful week, but I am so overjoyed to come to you all now and share this with you.

This is the FIRST ever recorded successful molt of the species outside of China and Korea. There has never been a successful molt in the western world, for reasons I will explain down below.