HCA: Hermit Crab Association

So during the night my crab Maui went on a digging spree and uncovered my molting crab Kanani. I know she was still alive since I saw her legs move while she was still in her uncovered hole. I know it is a huge no no to dig up a molting crab so I covered her back up with sand so she could continue her molt but I am worried about her. She is an incredibly timid crab and I'm concerned that Maui uncovering her might have stressed her out. Has this ever happened to anyone else?

Hiya - I hate to be 5he bearer of bad news, but you want to uncover her again & put her in isolation. .. crabs create air filled chambers to moult in & we can't replicate these. If she's too weak to dig , your crab could suffocate, unfortunately.

Do you know how to set up isolation conditions?

YIKES!!! Definitely agree with LJJ - dig her back up immediately - hopefully she is still alive!

LadyJinglyJones wrote:Hiya - I hate to be 5he bearer of bad news, but you want to uncover her again & put her in isolation. .. crabs create air filled chambers to moult in & we can't replicate these. If she's too weak to dig , your crab could suffocate, unfortunately.

Do you know how to set up isolation conditions?

I do not know how to set up isolation but when I went to uncover her she wasn't in the spot where she was uncovered so I'm assuming she was strong enough to move to a slightly different area. When she was uncovered she was about an inch down and I put a shell over where I had covered her so I would know where she was so I know I didn't miss her. Hopefully my digging around for her didn't stress her out even more. But hey she's alive!

Any update on your crab? I just had something similar happen. The other crab stole the molting crab's shell! I'm nervous she won't survive now.