This forum is where you discuss issues relating to molting hermit crabs, including pre- and post-molting issues. If you are having a molting emergency please post in the Emergency Forum.
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Mokulele_Hawai'i
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by Mokulele_Hawai'i » Mon Jan 07, 2008 4:27 am
Hermit crab lover since 1981
Founder of "Blueberry land hermit crab" - common name for Coenobita purpureus, and "Zebra Sunset land hermit crab" for a new subspecies of Coenobita violascens
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by Guest » Mon Jan 07, 2008 10:30 am
Congratulations! I'm glad your Indo grew its legs back.

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by Guest » Mon Jan 07, 2008 10:44 am
Yay! Good work regrowing those limbs, little female Indo.

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Kilimanjaro
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by Kilimanjaro » Mon Jan 07, 2008 3:30 pm
Wow that would be hard to get around with so little legs. I'm glad she regenerated well.
Great-looking Indo, too.
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Rhoney
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by Rhoney » Mon Jan 07, 2008 4:51 pm
Wow, your crabs are always so gorgeous, thanks for sharing and cheers for the sucessful regeneration
Currently No Hermit Crabs until I am out of college, but I have over 5 years of crabbing experience, and much advice to offer

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by hermiefanatic » Mon Jan 07, 2008 4:52 pm
congrats!
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by Guest » Mon Jan 07, 2008 8:14 pm
Hard to believe those long legs grew from the stubby little gel legs. As usual, thank you for sharing with us.
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by Mokulele_Hawai'i » Sun Feb 17, 2008 10:37 pm
Hermit crab lover since 1981
Founder of "Blueberry land hermit crab" - common name for Coenobita purpureus, and "Zebra Sunset land hermit crab" for a new subspecies of Coenobita violascens
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by MudCrabDude » Sun Feb 17, 2008 11:33 pm
Wow, fascinating!

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Kilimanjaro
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by Kilimanjaro » Sun Feb 17, 2008 11:36 pm
That's very odd to see the two pinchers switched on the land hermit crab. What an interesting Strawberry!
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by Tetracolor » Mon Feb 18, 2008 7:38 am
Your crabs are gorgeous! Hard to believe that those nice looking legs came from those stubs. Your Straw is interesting to.
Crabbing for 6 years now.
15 PPs, 1 Beardie
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by Guest » Mon Feb 18, 2008 7:42 am
I'm very impressed that you kept your Hermie's alive when they had lost the ablity to get to the food bowl.
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by Mokulele_Hawai'i » Tue Feb 19, 2008 1:26 am
Hermit crab lover since 1981
Founder of "Blueberry land hermit crab" - common name for Coenobita purpureus, and "Zebra Sunset land hermit crab" for a new subspecies of Coenobita violascens
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by Mokulele_Hawai'i » Thu Feb 28, 2008 11:00 am
One of my blueberries who had lost his right pincer has grown a gel limb.
He has been burrowing in the sand since this morning - perhaps will molt in a few days:

Hermit crab lover since 1981
Founder of "Blueberry land hermit crab" - common name for Coenobita purpureus, and "Zebra Sunset land hermit crab" for a new subspecies of Coenobita violascens
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by Guest » Fri Feb 29, 2008 12:10 am
Hi MH - As usual, I always thank you for sharing your amazing crabs, their diversity and the fantastic pictures you take of them.
I don't know if you're aware that we have a very real, and unsettling, dearth of exotics here in the US.
Are you able to export hermit crabs to the US? If no, would you please tell us why not. If yes. would you please give us more information.