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by ARTURIS86
Wed Sep 14, 2022 7:30 am
Forum: New Crabs and New Crab Owners
Topic: Help! New hermit crab owner- worried about crabs
Replies: 18
Views: 4308

Re: Help! New hermit crab owner- worried about crabs

Thank you! That all makes me feel a little better. I'll just do what I can and hope for the best right now. So about their exit holes.The only hole I see is the one where the big guy is. So if that is their only way to get out, then maybe that's why they aren't coming up- because he's in the way. Bu...
by ARTURIS86
Tue Sep 13, 2022 7:30 am
Forum: Emergency
Topic: Help! New hermit crab owner- worried about crabs
Replies: 5
Views: 596

Re: Help! New hermit crab owner- worried about crabs

Ok ill keep yall posted!
Thanks so much!
by ARTURIS86
Tue Sep 13, 2022 7:28 am
Forum: New Crabs and New Crab Owners
Topic: Help! New hermit crab owner- worried about crabs
Replies: 18
Views: 4308

Re: Help! New hermit crab owner- worried about crabs

Thank you all so much for responding! I've been peeking in on the big guy daily and he's in the same 1 inch hole. Not moving at all. Same position. Not eating or drinking. And barely twitching when i tapped his shell...Been about a week now. Was waiting till someone responded to see what I should do...
by ARTURIS86
Mon Sep 12, 2022 6:49 am
Forum: Emergency
Topic: Help! New hermit crab owner- worried about crabs
Replies: 5
Views: 596

Re: Help! New hermit crab owner- worried about crabs

Thank you! Yes I read that they can burrow like that for days but since it happened right when I got the new one, and the new one seemed sick or something, I was worried there might be another cause. Do you think I should move the big guy who's not moving? Into an Iso tank? Yes I got some calcium bl...
by ARTURIS86
Sun Sep 11, 2022 9:33 pm
Forum: New Crabs and New Crab Owners
Topic: Help! New hermit crab owner- worried about crabs
Replies: 18
Views: 4308

Re: Help! New hermit crab owner- worried about crabs

Thank you so much for replying! Unfortunately, I guess it's too late for that. That's one thing I didn't read about when getting everything set up. But since I added the new crab and the extra substrate at the same time, I have no idea why they're burrowing. They seemed fine until then. What do u th...
by ARTURIS86
Sun Sep 11, 2022 10:48 am
Forum: Emergency
Topic: Help! New hermit crab owner- worried about crabs
Replies: 5
Views: 596

Help! New hermit crab owner- worried about crabs

I posted this in the new member section but realized I should have posted in this section. I deleted the pre-made questions because I think I already answered them all in my post. So let me know if I missed something. Hello everyone! 👋 I'm new to this group and a new hermit crab owner. I've been doi...
by ARTURIS86
Sun Sep 11, 2022 10:00 am
Forum: New Crabs and New Crab Owners
Topic: Help! New hermit crab owner- worried about crabs
Replies: 18
Views: 4308

Re: Help! New hermit crab owner- worried about crabs

I'm trying to add pics of the big one but not sure how.
by ARTURIS86
Sun Sep 11, 2022 9:58 am
Forum: New Crabs and New Crab Owners
Topic: Help! New hermit crab owner- worried about crabs
Replies: 18
Views: 4308

Help! New hermit crab owner- worried about crabs

:banana: Hello everyone! 👋 I'm new to this group and a new hermit crab owner. I've been doing a lot of research and reading the posts on here. But I need to make my own because I'm not sure what to do about my crabs. Very worried about them. So I got 2 small crabs about 2 weeks ago(purple pinchers I...