digging in front of hermie hut

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digging in front of hermie hut

Post by allamericancrab » Tue Oct 03, 2023 4:40 pm

my crab is digging in front of her hermie hut…
is she molting?! she’s been less active at night according to my mom (could be overthinking since my mom doesn’t know her behavior like I do)

am I overthinking? molting? just likes it like that?
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Re: digging in front of hermie hut

Post by hermitcrablover2 » Tue Oct 24, 2023 11:13 am

allamericancrab wrote:
Tue Oct 03, 2023 4:40 pm
my crab is digging in front of her hermie hut…
is she molting?! she’s been less active at night according to my mom (could be overthinking since my mom doesn’t know her behavior like I do)

am I overthinking? molting? just likes it like that?
:banana:
she could be molting, if shes small then shell probably molt every month or two, she could just be digging to destress tho, hermit crabs dig a lot even without molting. either way dont dig her up, doing so can hurt her since shes fragile if molting, or if shes just digging for fun you dont want to disturb her. make sure you have non painted shells in the tank so if your hermie is molting she can change shells afterwards if she wants
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