HCA: Hermit Crab Association

He has barely moved in the last month. I havent seen an exo at all yet. No fishy smell though so I know hes still alive.

curlysister wrote: ↑

Tue Jul 27, 2021 9:57 am

At first, they only need their exo to eat. But if it has been a month, he likely needs other foods and water by now.
Is he moving around? Did he eat all his exo?

Im not sure why he is surface molting. He has molted successfully before and my second crab has molted twice and is currently molting again.

CrabbyLover77 wrote: ↑

Tue Jul 27, 2021 1:09 am

Do you know why he surface molted? Are tank conditions optimal?

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