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Not switching?

Posted: Thu Sep 03, 2020 1:23 am
by JF27051
Hey y’all

I’m fairly A fairly new Hermit crab owner so I thought I should ask some more experienced people this question.

So today I had to do a quick cleaning in my crabs tank, since they’ve taken to stealing food away from their dishes, and when picking up one of them I noticed his shell is way to small for him.

I have more than enough shells in their tank in all shapes and sizes

I’m just wondering if there is something I should be doing or if he’ll just change when he’s ready

Re: Not switching?

Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2020 6:13 pm
by Hermiesguardian
JF27051 wrote:
Thu Sep 03, 2020 1:23 am
Hey y’all

I’m fairly A fairly new Hermit crab owner so I thought I should ask some more experienced people this question.

So today I had to do a quick cleaning in my crabs tank, since they’ve taken to stealing food away from their dishes, and when picking up one of them I noticed his shell is way to small for him.

I have more than enough shells in their tank in all shapes and sizes

I’m just wondering if there is something I should be doing or if he’ll just change when he’s ready
Bottom line is he'll change when he's ready. However, rinsing the shell in dechlorinated saltwater usually raises interest.