Can crabs regenerate missing claws

Answer 1

Yes, crabs can regrow a limb that they have lost or that they have dropped. What happens is that they grow a small gel limb and when they go down to molt, the leg is regenerated. Regular legs can usually be regrown in one molt, the pinchers take two and sometimes three molts for the limb to reach the appropriate size.

Answer 2

It all depends. I went to check my hermit crab one day, and when I pulled it out its claw fell off. Since then, his other little claw has been getting bigger. But no, I don't think so. But mabey the little claw is turning into a big claw, and that then he will grow another little claw.

Answer 3

yes they do, if a male fiddler crab loses its big claw then during its molting period its small claw will grow and be the big claw and the once big claw will then regrow and be the small claw. but don't be surprised if it doesn't re-grow quickly, they only molt about 2 to 3 times a year.

Answer 4

Yes their DNA proves that because if they need protection they grab sea enimanies and feed them their arms

Answer 5

yes, i have 6 crayfishes and there have been a fight and my crayfish lost it and about a month lat it grew back :)

Answer 6

Yes they can it takes about one year for a claw to regenerate. Their is also a kind of crab fishing were the claws are removed, This still has a high mortality rate.

Answer 7

Yes, where it should be grows a jell cap before it molts and grows it back when molting. But before this its very vunrible to other hermies, make sure it gets along well with the others.

Answer 8

Yes, through regeneration