HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Just got this new crab from a friend who didn't want it anymore. They knew I had a large tank and asked if I would take it. I gladly accepted.

Looking at it there this this white stuff oozing from holes in the shell. Almost looks like glue...

This crab roamed free in a beach house for who knows how long before my friends found it on vacation about 2 months ago. They bought a glass fishbowl and have been feeding it bananas and tap water. No extra shells and no sand.

No hairs on legs and blunt tips, this crab is definitely ready for a molt.

Hopefully she (they named it Stephanie because it's in a pink shell) can survive a molt and enjoys my crabitat.






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Oops posted this in Crab Behavior. Can a mod move it to New Crabs for me? Thanks!


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Is the ooze liquid or dried? It looks like dried glue from where someone tried to repair the fractured shell.

It's dried. I thought it looks like glue as well. I rrrrrreally hope she wasn't inside when they tried to fix it. I hope glue wouldn't bond to their exo...


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It does look a lot like glue, when she gets in the big tank I think you should watch and see if she can change shells...

PinchersAndShells wrote:It does look a lot like glue, when she gets in the big tank I think you should watch and see if she can change shells...

I have her in my tank at home. There's only about an inch of sub. She checked out a shell, but wouldn't change into it.

https://vimeo.com/186192654

I will move it when I get onto a pc, just offer good foods and wait, and hopefully she recovers. Offer plenty of healing foods, and get some more sub in there with her, (with only 1 crab as long as it can cover her fully it should be sufficient.) and hopefully she will recover!

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