Did my Ghost Shrimp come back to life?

[HWN2013]

Hello!

I have a quick question regarding a weird thing that happened with my mom's new ghost shrimp. I got it on the 25th.
Last Thursday, I could've sworn it died, it turned white and was upside down, I'll admit I was a tad hesitant on taking it out.
But earlier we noticed it moved, and later it was swimming around like normal.

So, was I wrong in thinking it was dead? Or... I don't know I'm just really confused lol.

 

[CoryBoi]

They have an exoskeleton that they shed.

 

[Cheesecake]

Hello!

I have a quick question regarding a weird thing that happened with my mom's new ghost shrimp. I got it on the 25th.
Last Thursday, I could've sworn it died, it turned white and was upside down, I'll admit I was a tad hesitant on taking it out.
But earlier we noticed it moved, and later it was swimming around like normal.

So, was I wrong in thinking it was dead? Or... I don't know I'm just really confused lol.

That was your shrimp in the middle of molting. Perfectly normal behavior.

 

[Dch48]

Yeah it molted. They can die during that process because it's pretty stressful for them. After they molt, they are extremely vulnerable to attack until a new shell forms and hardens.

 

[Volpap]

Why do you think they call them Ghost Shrimp? Seriously, it molted. If nothing gets to it, it should be fine.

 

[Dch48]

They're called Ghost shrimp because they are so transparent.