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how long dows it take a hermit crab to molt?
Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2011 4:15 pm
by sabre251987
my hermit crab has been molting for about 2 weeks and he just changed shells last night he is now completely covered in the sand before he was just partially covered and now I'm just wondering how much longer it will take him to molt he is just a little bigger than a golf ball
Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2011 6:50 pm
by Unknown10101
If he's about the size of a golf ball, I would say that he would take a month or a month and a half more.
Posted: Fri Apr 01, 2011 5:21 pm
by snickersnflip
it really depends on the crab himself, and the size. I agree with the above, it will probably be a couple months more. they do take thier time!
Posted: Sat Apr 02, 2011 6:20 am
by wodesorel
If he's up and moving about enough to change shells, then he's not molting.
When they molt they'll park themselves in one place (usually underground) until they've shed their exo and finished eating it. Has he done this yet?
yes hes buried himself
Posted: Mon Apr 04, 2011 12:25 pm
by sabre251987
he did change shells then he completely buried himself and he hasnt moved since every once and a while i hear him moving a little sand like hes trying to get comfortable but he never comes out