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My hermit crab has switched genders!
Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2024 1:16 pm
by Iluvcrabbys
Re: My hermit crab has switched genders!
Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2024 3:56 pm
by JoeHermits
They can’t swim and need the currents to keep afloat and find food. For food and housing see our breeding guide:
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Re: My hermit crab has switched genders!
Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2024 10:17 pm
by IrisW
Crabs can’t change genders, you may just not have noticed the gonopores previously. Can you post a picture of the eggs? If they’re in the water there’s a chance it could be grain mite eggs.
Re: My hermit crab has switched genders!
Posted: Thu Mar 28, 2024 12:12 pm
by JoeHermits
Gonopores have been observed to come and go, and intersex crabs do occur.
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My hermit crabs used to be two males but now they have molted and one is female. I think that there might be eggs and I need to know how to care for the zoea. Why do I have to keep the zoea’s saltwater moving? (They’re land hermit crabs, by the way.) How do I feed the zoea? What do I do with them? How do I store them? 
