She may stay in her old shell a while but she'll change eventually. Are all the shells your providing with an 'O' shaped opening? Also, the calci sand might be why she surface molted! Digging into that most calci sand is extremely dangerous to the crabs when moist. It creates a concrete like consistency and can potentially trap crabs in their shell. Sorry you're going through this. It takes some adjusting. Especially after the crap the pet stores feed us.Laurennjenkinss wrote:I think the problem was that I only had about 2.5 in of substrate. Half the tank is coconut fiber and half is calcium sand. I just went out and bought a giant bag of loose coconut fibers to fill the tank so they have room to bury. I had no idea they needed a lot! Maybe that's why she did a surface molt. I have a smaller tank I will move her to with everything she needs for a while. Thanks so much for all of your help! Does anyone know if she will change shells? Or will she stay in the same one?
The minimum heat and humidity should be 80. The digital hygrometers are more accurate than the analogs. The fresh water dish should be dechlorinated with something strong enough to remove heavy metals most of us prefer sea chem prime. The salt water should be reef grade marine salt most of us prefer instant ocean. The spines are unnecessary and harbor bacteria. All 'Hermit crab' food and supplies are typically toxic. Each crab should have 3- 5 shells a piece or there could be shell fights. Also, bathing is an old practice and shouldn't be done because it can cause excess stress (exceptfor molting situations like this one).
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