HCA: Hermit Crab Association

So I made a post on here and people were telling me to not move my hermit crab out of hiding. Which I would do every few days because he want eating. He molted like 3 weeks ago so I don’t think he is molting again. But it’s been like a week since I stopped bringing him out to eat and he hasn’t come out since the last time I moved him. Temp and humidity are 80/80 most of the time (I live in NH so it’s hard to always keep it there. Temp is usually the same it’s just the humidity) I keep his food dish clean and put new food in every few days to prevent mold. And I keep a heat lamp on for 4-8 hours during the day and shut it off at night. He has 3 different shells he could molt into. I checked to see if he was still alive the other day (put him back in hiding after checking) he is still a very healthy color. I’ve been switching up food, like adding bits of apple and chia seeds but he still doesn’t come out. I don’t know what’s wrong. Any advice?
I know I need to add more sand. I’m working on that


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How low does your humidity get?

curlysister wrote:How low does your humidity get?

If I leave the house I typically come back to it being around 60 very rarely do I ever let it get lower


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A periodic dip into 60% humidity won’t cause permanent harm since he can grab shell water for extra moisture if he needs to. Additionally, it’s probably more humid in his hide, anyways.

If he’s still alive then I probably wouldn’t worry too much. Crabs aren’t always curious monkeys and may just decide to sit and chill for a while, especially if their last molt was recent.


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