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I think I've lost my crab
Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2024 12:49 pm
by yame1324
Yesterday one of my crabs walked around the terrarium and ate. Today I decided to pour some sand into the terrarium, but I did not notice that one of the crabs was missing. I mixed the old sand with the new one and I'm afraid I just might have covered the crab with sand. My crabs are very small, they are the size of one phalanx of a finger and I am afraid that I could accidentally fill it with sand.. Will he be able to get out of there? What should I do?
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Re: I think I've lost my crab
Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2024 1:16 pm
by yame1324
Uh, I just found it by accident. The crab dug into the sand. I hope he wasn't going to shed..
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Re: I think I've lost my crab
Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2024 8:07 pm
by curlysister
When you found the crab, how did it look? What is she doing now? Did you isolate her from your other crabs?
Re: I think I've lost my crab
Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2024 9:18 pm
by yame1324
curlysister wrote:When you found the crab, how did it look? What is she doing now? Did you isolate her from your other crabs?
She was in her shell. When I got her out, she crawled away to her favorite house. In fact, she always sits in that cabin during the day, so I think it's okay for her
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Re: I think I've lost my crab
Posted: Sat Mar 23, 2024 2:43 pm
by yame1324
curlysister wrote:When you found the crab, how did it look? What is she doing now? Did you isolate her from your other crabs?
My hermit crab is buried in the sand again. He made a lot of holes in the sand, so I'm not sure exactly where he is.. How long do small hermit crabs molt? And how should I moisten the sand at this time? Should I use a pulverizer?
(The size of my crab in the photo)
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Re: I think I've lost my crab
Posted: Sat Mar 23, 2024 8:41 pm
by JoeHermits
Small crabs will take a couple weeks to molt. To moisten the sand either spray it or pour small amounts of water along the sides of the tank
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Re: I think I've lost my crab
Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2024 9:22 am
by yame1324
JoeHermits wrote:Small crabs will take a couple weeks to molt. To moisten the sand either spray it or pour small amounts of water along the sides of the tank
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Thank you. Now my crab is behaving strangely
he has been just digging sand for two days. Yesterday he made a huge tunnel in the sand, and today he just made a bunch of holes in the sand. Is he getting ready to molt?
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Re: I think I've lost my crab
Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2024 3:30 pm
by JoeHermits
He could be. He may also just like digging
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Re: I think I've lost my crab
Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2024 1:23 pm
by Iluvcrabbys
He might be getting ready to molt. If you don’t see it for a few days don’t worry, it’s normal. Still set out enough food and change the water. When I first got my hermies they molted and I thought they were dead but still set out the necessities in hope. I saw them four months later, and hurried to get NATURAL shells for them, no paint, because it is very toxic for them. Just take care of your crabs, and don’t change the substrate when they’re in there, they’re very vulnerable and emotionally unstable, and they can die if the get scared when they’re naked.
Hope this helps!
Re: I think I've lost my crab
Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2024 1:23 pm
by Iluvcrabbys
Re: I think I've lost my crab
Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2024 10:28 pm
by curlysister
Iluvcrabbys wrote: ↑Mon Mar 25, 2024 1:23 pm
He might be getting ready to molt. If you don’t see it for a few days don’t worry, it’s normal. Still set out enough food and change the water. When I first got my hermies they molted and I thought they were dead but still set out the necessities in hope. I saw them four months later, and hurried to get NATURAL shells for them, no paint, because it is very toxic for them. Just take care of your crabs, and don’t change the substrate when they’re in there, they’re very vulnerable and emotionally unstable, and they can die if the get scared when they’re naked.
Hope this helps!
Crabs don't leave their shells when they molt - if a crab is naked, it is an emergency and needs to be treated as such. We have a care sheet that says what to do.
Crabs will not die if they get scared, they really are not emotionally unstable.
