Help ! Molting ?

Jennycat · Post by **Jennycat** » Wed Mar 15, 2017 4:31 pm

I don't know if he is or not . He's been hiding for a couple of days. I'm so afraid to move them after the last incident . Should I dig anyone out ? He was petty much in when I saw him .

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Hermiearth · Post by **Hermiearth** » Wed Mar 15, 2017 4:32 pm

I would peel back the layers of moss very slowly starting from the top to check.

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Jennycat · Post by **Jennycat** » Wed Mar 15, 2017 4:33 pm

Ok

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Jennycat · Post by **Jennycat** » Wed Mar 15, 2017 5:59 pm

So I'm not sure the one on the moss was him . Possibly just an empty shell my other one drug in there with him .

However the one that molted
A week ago is not in his old shell . He's possibly in another (I honestly didn't count the ones inside the tank ) and buried himself or he is naked somewhere ? Or could someone else have ate him ? I hope not he was strong and moving about last evening .

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Hermiearth · Post by **Hermiearth** » Wed Mar 15, 2017 9:06 pm

It's not unusual for a crab to change shells around the molting period. I doubt he is naked, but just look around your tank. And as far as another crab eating him as far as my knowledge goes I don't think he could be eaten that quickly. How many crabs do you have? Is it possible he is just crawling around in a new shell?

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Jennycat · Post by **Jennycat** » Wed Mar 15, 2017 9:28 pm

I only have three . I can see my small guy through the tank burrowed in moss and my big one is on the moss pot ( I saw him while checking on the freshly malted one) . I have many shells that look the same and unfortunately have lost track of how many I had in there . It is possible that he went in a new one and burrowed down .

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Hermiearth · Post by **Hermiearth** » Wed Mar 15, 2017 9:31 pm

Don't stress, he seemed to be doing great so he most likely just dug down.

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YouTube · Post by **GotButterflies** » Wed Mar 15, 2017 9:31 pm

They will be fine! Don't worry!

Jennycat · Post by **Jennycat** » Thu Mar 16, 2017 8:35 pm

Thank you

. Crisis averted ! I found him

. He tucks really far back into his new shell . He was in the moss pot with his old buddy . Both have emerged !

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Jennycat · Post by **Jennycat** » Thu Mar 16, 2017 9:10 pm

The first one is Spike . The second (kind of fuzzy ) is Bubba

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Hermiearth · Post by **Hermiearth** » Fri Mar 17, 2017 2:24 am

Great!

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Jennycat · Post by **Jennycat** » Sat Mar 18, 2017 7:55 pm

He is now all over the tank . Climbing on everything , moving things around , making a real mess lol. Glad he is doing so well

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daws409 · Post by **daws409** » Sat Mar 18, 2017 8:32 pm

Is this the one that pulled a surface molt? If so, I'm really glad he pulled through!

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Jennycat · Post by **Jennycat** » Sat Mar 18, 2017 9:07 pm

daws409 wrote:Is this the one that pulled a surface molt? If so, I'm really glad he pulled through!

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it is

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YouTube · Post by **GotButterflies** » Sun Mar 19, 2017 9:41 pm

That's awesome!

HCA: Hermit Crab Association

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