HCA: Hermit Crab Association

I am not sure if anyone remembers the 3 rescued PP's from Grand Forks, ND (when I was shipping rugs to Annopia)...well...ONE MOLTED! That was pretty fast. I have only had them since the June 2. HE (yes, I checked) is VERY DARK in coloring now. Due to the color enhancement, I have officially named him "Shiraz". I felt it suited him quite well. What do you think??

PICS OF SHIRAZ PRE-MOLT:




PICS OF SHIRAZ POST-MOLT:

Are you sure you didn't put pictures of another crab as a ringer? I can't believe the difference!! Shiraz even has sharp black toenails.

I know he did a lot of it himself, but hermiegirl, there's no way he could have done it without you. Congratulations to the both of you!

Oh, that's so awesome! He looks FABULOUS!

I thought that maybe it was a different crab too at first! LOL!
But all of my other PPs are accounted for, and if you look close enough, you can see that all of the markings on Shiraz's head, body, and BP are the same, just WAY darker and brighter.

Is this really fast for a crab to molt? I mean, 2 weeks? Is this even possible? (well I guess it is if it happened to Shiraz). Has anybody else had such a fast molter? He went down under the substrate the day that I got him and I haven't seen him since. Plus, he seems to have grown a little bit. Not too much, but still noticeably. ?????

I have one really fast molter. He's just a teenie, but all my other teenies at least take some time. Jacques goes down them up in about a week. Marie also molts very fast, but I don't consider her molts healthy. She molts too fast and too often. I worry a lot about her.

My mr. Krabs, my only molt, was down about 2 weeks. His color change was as dramatic as Shiraz's. It's amazing what they can do. He looks great. congrats.

wow, he's gorgeous!

Shiraz is gorgeous! Congrats on the awesome molt, he's a real beauty!

go shiraz! congrats on the awesome molt!!!!!!

What a beauty!! Way to go, little one

It's PARTY TIME!


Wow what the big difference! Maybe he got some red strawberries (I mean fruits, lol) and mix it with his skin while molting? Talk about big difference! Congrats, anyway!