HCA: Hermit Crab Association

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If u look close U can see the crabbies exoskeleton ! Does anyone know how long it takes them to eat that and do they finish the whole thing ?


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That's weird he left a window while molting. They need to be in the dark when they molt, so if you can I'd tape something over his window to give him some peace and quiet.

Depending on the size of the crab, he can finish up pretty quickly or take a while. Each crab is different. They usually eat almost all the exo, sometimes leaving a few leg tips here and there.

He's really not covered that much on too anymore ! He was. But now not so much but he's covered with a bushel of plants and doesn't seem to be done either


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Is that the exo or the pale new crab? I am dying to have one molt by the glass like that, so I can cover it and make a peeking window. It would be fascinating to observe the entire process.

thermidor wrote:Is that the exo or the pale new crab? I am dying to have one molt by the glass like that, so I can cover it and make a peeking window. It would be fascinating to observe the entire process.

It isn't a good thing at all for the window during molt because of the need for darkness. Without the dark it can stop the molt or cause other complications. It cod cause death. There is a post on here of one molting on the surface. I don't know where it is but hopefully someone can post it on here so you can see.

thermidor wrote:Is that the exo or the pale new crab? I am dying to have one molt by the glass like that, so I can cover it and make a peeking window. It would be fascinating to observe the entire process.

We lost a crab because his window wasn't covered during a molt. Please get some cardboard and tape it over the window. They have to have complete pitch black darkness for the hormones to work properly. When they go underground in the wild there is no way for light to get to them so they are able to molt successfully.