No More Digging

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No More Digging

Post by AwesomeHermit » Mon Oct 31, 2022 5:18 am

Ever since I introduced isopods to my rank, my hermit crabs completely stopped digging, and one of my crabs is very overdue for a molt. Is this a coincidence or should I remove the isopods asap?
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Re: No More Digging

Post by AwesomeHermit » Mon Oct 31, 2022 5:19 am

And how would I go by doing this?
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Re: No More Digging

Post by hermitcrablover2 » Mon Nov 28, 2022 7:22 pm

I would take the isopods out just to be safe, at least temporarily. To catch the isopods, I would probably do a full clean-out of the tank, because even if you only put a few in there the isopods can quickly breed, and then you have a LOT of isopods lol
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Re: No More Digging

Post by Tim cuthbert » Wed Dec 21, 2022 11:05 am

To take out the isopods i would probably change the substrate and use the old substrate for isopod breeding/storing :D

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Re: No More Digging

Post by myllkti » Wed Dec 21, 2022 6:11 pm

what species of pod do you have? Some dig more than others so depending on what type, that could affect how well they co-hab with the hermits too
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