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- Sat Apr 10, 2021 8:24 am
- Forum: Emergency
- Topic: New Hermit Crabs
- Replies: 4
- Views: 144
Re: New Hermit Crabs
Hello! I bought my son 2 hermit crabs from PetSmart almost 2 weeks ago. The crabs buried themselves in the substrate within a day, but there were signs of movement at night. The last week though, I see no evidence of movement in the tank at all. How long do I let them be until I worry? Could they b...
- Thu Mar 25, 2021 8:58 am
- Forum: D.I.Y Projects and Equipment
- Topic: Glass Top?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 291
Re: Glass Top?
Hermit Crabs breathe with modified gills. The glass holds in the humidity allows them to breathe with their gillsHermieBingo wrote:Um, one more question I came across:
Doesn't a glass lid make it so that the hermit crabs can't breathe?
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- Wed Mar 24, 2021 4:47 pm
- Forum: D.I.Y Projects and Equipment
- Topic: Glass Top?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 291
Re: Glass Top?
I am going to get or make a glass top and I have two questions: 1. Should I make the glass top or get it from a store? I have a simple 20 gallon long, and I am not trying to have it be a special size or anything, but is it cheaper to just DIY? 2. Since my crabs are "large", will my crabs just push ...
- Thu Mar 18, 2021 4:19 pm
- Forum: Breeding
- Topic: Aussie Zoea 2021
- Replies: 29
- Views: 1239
Re: Aussie Zoea 2021
Congrats!
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- Tue Mar 16, 2021 1:51 pm
- Forum: Crab & Care Questions
- Topic: Blind Crab?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 308
Re: Blind Crab?
HES FORTUNATE TO HAVE YOU. [emoji3590][emoji886]
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- Sun Mar 14, 2021 11:44 am
- Forum: Emergency
- Topic: SURFACE MOLT? Crab was molting then surfaced with no shell!!!
- Replies: 6
- Views: 186
Re: SURFACE MOLT? Crab was molting then surfaced with no shell!!!
We’re here for you if you need us.
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- Sat Mar 13, 2021 2:22 pm
- Forum: Emergency
- Topic: SURFACE MOLT? Crab was molting then surfaced with no shell!!!
- Replies: 6
- Views: 186
Re: SURFACE MOLT? Crab was molting then surfaced with no shell!!!
How is he doing?
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- Fri Mar 05, 2021 7:15 pm
- Forum: Emergency
- Topic: Large Crab Shell Evacuation and Lethargic!!
- Replies: 5
- Views: 195
Large Crab Shell Evacuation and Lethargic!!
Reshell him and then place him under a hut. Also, cover the ISO Tank to make it dark as possible. I did this with my crab Mango. Also the HCA guide on naked crabs can be very useful. http://www.hermitcrabassociation.com/ph ... p?t=122302
- Thu Mar 04, 2021 11:00 am
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Why???
- Replies: 4
- Views: 232
Re: Why???
My son and I would like to do that as well! How did you go about that, Jonathon? What’s the address? We’ll send a couple letters too! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Im going to create a pettion to the US FIsh and Wildlife Service. In addition I am reaching out to my local state leaders. Sent fr...
- Wed Mar 03, 2021 10:22 pm
- Forum: Emergency
- Topic: MANGO WONT STAY IN A SHELL. HELP!
- Replies: 30
- Views: 738
Re: MANGO WONT STAY IN A SHELL. HELP!
Update: Mango passed away. I am sad but even more determined now to make sure more hermit crabs are protected from the pet trade.
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- Wed Mar 03, 2021 7:48 pm
- Forum: Miscellaneous
- Topic: Why???
- Replies: 4
- Views: 232
Re: Why???
I agree, stop the trade! This past week I wrote the White House and my governor about stopping the sale of land hermit crabs. If all of us wrote the leaders in our states and also wrote the white house it would get attention and we could legislation passed to stop the sale of hermit crabs . Sent fro...
- Tue Mar 02, 2021 6:32 pm
- Forum: Emergency
- Topic: MANGO WONT STAY IN A SHELL. HELP!
- Replies: 30
- Views: 738
Re: MANGO WONT STAY IN A SHELL. HELP!
Update: Mango is still under the hut. I was reading up on molting and according to The Smithsonian Biology Institute some crabs leave their shells to molt. Is this true? https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/land-hermit-crab
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- Mon Mar 01, 2021 2:20 pm
- Forum: Emergency
- Topic: MANGO WONT STAY IN A SHELL. HELP!
- Replies: 30
- Views: 738
Re: MANGO WONT STAY IN A SHELL. HELP!
We don’t know enough about hermit crabs to identify diseases, however if Mango is still naked then he should not be reintroduced for his own safety. A sudden increase in activity can be a sign of stress. He needs a shell before he goes anywhere. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I re shelled him a...
- Mon Mar 01, 2021 12:44 pm
- Forum: Emergency
- Topic: MANGO WONT STAY IN A SHELL. HELP!
- Replies: 30
- Views: 738
Re: MANGO WONT STAY IN A SHELL. HELP!
Is there way to tell the difference between PPS and a sickness. I want to place Mango with my other crabs so that maybe it comfort him but I dont want to get my other crabs sick.
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- Mon Mar 01, 2021 12:13 pm
- Forum: Emergency
- Topic: MANGO WONT STAY IN A SHELL. HELP!
- Replies: 30
- Views: 738
Re: MANGO WONT STAY IN A SHELL. HELP!
What is this crease on his abdomen? Fkr some reason he fets more active outisde of the shell. 
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