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Hermie is up but
Hermie came up sun after 2-3 month molt ... he chowed down then but been eating less and less and hasnt touched hos food last night or today except his wood ... he hides like alllll the time now .... when will he be comfortable again he use to be active when ever day night didnt matter !!!! Now he like scarred hides allll the time
I peeked under a blanket i put at night only time he comes out and still.at that time he is still usually hiding .... but he is more willing i put him in the water and before he would like scurry around and be scarred now he actually gets out calmer he actually stayed in the one time
.... how long does it take them.to be comfortable around us again or to trust us again he use to !!!!
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I peeked under a blanket i put at night only time he comes out and still.at that time he is still usually hiding .... but he is more willing i put him in the water and before he would like scurry around and be scarred now he actually gets out calmer he actually stayed in the one time
.... how long does it take them.to be comfortable around us again or to trust us again he use to !!!!
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Re: Hermie is up but
From my personal experence it just takes time.To help him want to eat give him his favorite foods and for water if you are really worried that he is not drinking put a shallow dish near the hide he likes,but still also provide him his normal water dishes. Try not to stress him out, try to keep what ever room he is in quite,and just wait till he is his normal self.
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Re: Hermie is up but
Please do not dip him/her in the water. It will mess up their shell salinity. They mix their own msw and fw in their shell.
Also, it is normal for hermits to be scared of us. They are prey animals. If you have plenty of hides in the tank you are more likely to see him/her out more if there are places for him/her to go when he/she does get scared.
Also, it is normal for hermits to be scared of us. They are prey animals. If you have plenty of hides in the tank you are more likely to see him/her out more if there are places for him/her to go when he/she does get scared.
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I put him in his eater couple times ! ..... ...is that a bad thing ... guess ill stop doin that .. ya i took one of his hides out while he was molting i need to put it back inGotButterflies wrote:Please do not dip him/her in the water. It will mess up their shell salinity. They mix their own msw and fw in their shell.
Also, it is normal for hermits to be scared of us. They are prey animals. If you have plenty of hides in the tank you are more likely to see him/her out more if there are places for him/her to go when he/she does get scared.
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WaterHermie escape artist wrote:I put him in his eater couple times ! ..... ...is that a bad thing ... guess ill stop doin that .. ya i took one of his hides out while he was molting i need to put it back inGotButterflies wrote:Please do not dip him/her in the water. It will mess up their shell salinity. They mix their own msw and fw in their shell.
Also, it is normal for hermits to be scared of us. They are prey animals. If you have plenty of hides in the tank you are more likely to see him/her out more if there are places for him/her to go when he/she does get scared.
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Yes- definitely don’t do that anymore.Hermie escape artist wrote:I put him in his eater couple times ! ..... ...is that a bad thing ... guess ill stop doin that .. ya i took one of his hides out while he was molting i need to put it back inGotButterflies wrote:Please do not dip him/her in the water. It will mess up their shell salinity. They mix their own msw and fw in their shell.
Also, it is normal for hermits to be scared of us. They are prey animals. If you have plenty of hides in the tank you are more likely to see him/her out more if there are places for him/her to go when he/she does get scared.
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Ok he totally put sand in all his water bowls .... and dug a whole behind it ... so maybe he was trying to tell me somethingGotButterflies wrote:Yes- definitely don’t do that anymore.Hermie escape artist wrote:I put him in his eater couple times ! ..... ...is that a bad thing ... guess ill stop doin that .. ya i took one of his hides out while he was molting i need to put it back inGotButterflies wrote:Please do not dip him/her in the water. It will mess up their shell salinity. They mix their own msw and fw in their shell.
Also, it is normal for hermits to be scared of us. They are prey animals. If you have plenty of hides in the tank you are more likely to see him/her out more if there are places for him/her to go when he/she does get scared.
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Re: Hermie is up but
Mine put sand in their water bowls all the time! I swear it's their favorite past time! LOL!
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Re: Hermie is up but
Lol ya hes done it before tocurlysister wrote:Mine put sand in their water bowls all the time! I swear it's their favorite past time! LOL!
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