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Molting or something else?
Posted: Mon May 30, 2016 11:18 pm
by Thejohnay
We have a crab that was starting to dig so I moved him into an iso tank. He buried himself completely only to come up the next day. Then at night (last night) he buried himself again. Now tonight he has come up again. My concern is there is another crab that has been buried for about a month in this same tank. I'm worried The 2nd crab may disturb the crab already buried. Is there a reason he comes back up and should I be concerned about the crab that is already buried? Thanks
Re: Molting or something else?
Posted: Mon May 30, 2016 11:19 pm
by MsWorld
A lot of crabs just bury to sleep.
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Re: Molting or something else?
Posted: Mon May 30, 2016 11:23 pm
by soilentgringa
Hi. There is no reason to isolate a molter unless it is surface molting. They should be allowed to bury themselves and then left alone. They will do what comes naturally
Re: Molting or something else?
Posted: Tue May 31, 2016 12:13 am
by Thejohnay
soilentgringa wrote:Hi. There is no reason to isolate a molter unless it is surface molting. They should be allowed to bury themselves and then left alone. They will do what comes naturally
But when they come up from a molt don't they need some time before they can mix with the other crabs? That's what I was told and why they should be isolated. So no need for that?
Re: Molting or something else?
Posted: Tue May 31, 2016 12:25 am
by soilentgringa
Thejohnay wrote:soilentgringa wrote:Hi. There is no reason to isolate a molter unless it is surface molting. They should be allowed to bury themselves and then left alone. They will do what comes naturally
But when they come up from a molt don't they need some time before they can mix with the other crabs? That's what I was told and why they should be isolated. So no need for that?
Not if it was a healthy molt, no. Here is a link to the molting guide below:
http://www.hermitcrabassociation.com/ph ... hp?t=92527
A lot of the ideas that people once had about keeping hermit crabs are evolving as we learn more. It used to be thought that they needed to be isolated to molt and that it was okay for them to surface molt.
It is taking some time but as more and more people learn and research and observe, we're able to spread more awareness about how to keep them in captivity.