HCA: Hermit Crab Association

My medium-sized hermit crab (can comfortably fit in the palm of my hand, if that helps size him up), whom I've had for several years, has been molting for awhile now, possibly 2-1/2 to 3 months. I'm worried that he has died, but I don't smell anything unusual. I've read that some don't smell if they...

He's small enough to fit in the palm of my hand, but I wouldn't say he's super small. I didn't have a chance to check for needle feet or anything when he surfaced a few weeks ago, but he looked "fresh", if you know what I mean; like he had molted. He didn't exhibit any molting behavior before that. ...

Glad to hear that this behavior isn't completely abnormal. I haven't smoothed out the sand much, because I normally hear my crabs clacking around at night, so I figured that would be my signal. Also, currently a shell is blocking the entrance to his little hiding place, and that hasn't been disturbe...

I've owned my hermit crab for a few years now, but within the past 4 months, he's been acting a little strange. He has buried himself 3 times within the past 4 months, staying underneath the sand for up to a month at a time. He has come up each time looking just fine, eating and drinking normally to...