HCA: Hermit Crab Association

I feel for you. I have two down and I nearly knocked the tank over the other day.. I was working on some nearby furniture.. and I stood up and wasn't watching where I was going and my butt hit the tank.. lifting it off the stand and it slammed back down onto the stand. I've been sick to my stomach ...

Oh no, that really worries me. How long had your crab been like that? You don’t think this would stress her more, to move her again (just switched to this tank a few weeks ago)? She’d also then be alone. If it were to work and she perks up, do I then put her back in the main tank or will I always k...

The crab came up safe and sound :_) I have two up now

I had this happen with a crab who ended up dying. If the crab enjoyed the 10 gallon, I would move the crab to the 10 gallon so the crab perks up again.

I haven’t heard of something like that, so I would not use it. Can you send a picture?

Oh that would make more sense.

well if I were to take out the moss pit, the crab may sense it and become stressed out

Now that my other crab came up, there is the danger of my crab disturbing my other crab molting in the moss pit. Should I temporarily iso the surfaced crab until the other one comes up?

OMG my dreams were wrong! She came up today, 2 months long of a molt! Its crazy because my dreams related to stuff like this are very rarely wrong!

I love the smallest crab!

At least a plus is that when I smell the moss pit, it smells like moss and not like a dead crab (this is relevant because I currently have a different crab molting in the moss pit)

I don't get if the crab is naked or not from what you are saying

Thanks, but I really feel like she didn't make it. If I just didn't drop the book she would have probably been up by now...

Ok thank you. The thing is the molt isn't even a long molt or anything but it just feels off.

These are one of the molts which just feel wrong for some reason. I don't think she made it. Is putting salt in the substrate while mixing it water harmful?