gldnachevr
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Please forgive any typos; I had carpal tunnel surgery yesterday, which makes typing rather tough!
"Shrimpy" is an EBL I purchased this past Spring. He is about 4-5 inches long now. He has molted 3 time since I acquired him and his last molt was about 7-10 days ago. He lives in a 20 gallon tank by himself now.
Over the past week I have noticed "Shrimpy" back swimming to the top of the tank to what appeared to be an attempt to get out. I went to an aquarium shop and asked about this and they suggested adding an air stone in case the oxygen level was low, which I did immediately. "Shrimpy" was successful and escaped on this attempt.
I woke up this morning at 6 am (Chicago time/CST) and found "Shrimpy" on the floor in my bedroom with my 2 cats surrounding him. I believe "Shrimpy" had to be out at least a half hour, as my husband saw the cats in the same position 30 minutes earlier.
"Shrimpy" now seems to be moving around a bit more, but was pretty inactive when I first returned him to his tank..
I am afraid "Shrimpy" is going to die. I don't know for certain how long he was out or what is too long for him to be out and/or if my cats harmed him at all. I did offer him food but he wasn't acting as he normally does when I give him his shrimp pellets and frozen blood worms. I offered this food to him; he ate very little and did so with hardly any enthusiasm.
In your opinion what is the prognosis and do you believe he can survive this ordeal? "Shrimpy" seems to be intact with no obvious injuries and not so much as a broken antennae. Is there anything special I can and/or should do to ensure he survives?
Thank you in advance for what I hope will be a quick response.
Jay F.
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"Shrimpy" is an EBL I purchased this past Spring. He is about 4-5 inches long now. He has molted 3 time since I acquired him and his last molt was about 7-10 days ago. He lives in a 20 gallon tank by himself now.
Over the past week I have noticed "Shrimpy" back swimming to the top of the tank to what appeared to be an attempt to get out. I went to an aquarium shop and asked about this and they suggested adding an air stone in case the oxygen level was low, which I did immediately. "Shrimpy" was successful and escaped on this attempt.
I woke up this morning at 6 am (Chicago time/CST) and found "Shrimpy" on the floor in my bedroom with my 2 cats surrounding him. I believe "Shrimpy" had to be out at least a half hour, as my husband saw the cats in the same position 30 minutes earlier.
"Shrimpy" now seems to be moving around a bit more, but was pretty inactive when I first returned him to his tank..
I am afraid "Shrimpy" is going to die. I don't know for certain how long he was out or what is too long for him to be out and/or if my cats harmed him at all. I did offer him food but he wasn't acting as he normally does when I give him his shrimp pellets and frozen blood worms. I offered this food to him; he ate very little and did so with hardly any enthusiasm.
In your opinion what is the prognosis and do you believe he can survive this ordeal? "Shrimpy" seems to be intact with no obvious injuries and not so much as a broken antennae. Is there anything special I can and/or should do to ensure he survives?
Thank you in advance for what I hope will be a quick response.
Jay F.
[email protected]