| i had a similar problem when i first brought home my leather. i didnt open for about 2 weeks and was slowly shrinking. one nite i was looking in my tank after dark and noticed a crab was eating away at the base of my leather. i quickly captured the corpate and a few days later the leater bloomed. it has now recovered.
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