NAKED crab? (Out of Shell) Filled Out help request forms

[Guest]

1. Substrate used? sand

2. Humidity % level in crabitat? 80 -85%

3. Temperature of substrate in crabitat?

4. Temperature of crabitat? 75-80

5. Location of gauges? Humidity is in corner opposite light and temp is under light

6. What is your heat source? 15W light

7. Types of water available? fresh and salt

8. Dechlorinator used? De-Chlor

9. What do you feed? Under the Sea mix from Els Shells

10. How long have you had the crab in question? Three weeks

11. Do you know the species? PP

12. Do you bath them, if so how often and with what? I just bathed this crab and my other crab less than a week ago to introduce them, they were give two baths one day apart

13. What type of housing are they in? Tank? Plastic box? Tank

14. What size is your tank? 5.5 gallon

15. How many crabs are in the tank? What size are they? 2 smalls, I think.

16. How deep is the substrate? 2 inches

17. If you take your hermies out daily to exercise, do you mist their gill area first? It hasn't been out of the tank since introduced to the crabitat

18. Has there been any cleaners, paints, perfumes, air fresheners, candles, or smoking near the crabitat? No

19. How often do you clean/sterilize and how? I clean monthly with water and bake the sand

20. Any unusual odors? No

21. Do you use sponges? Are they rinsed daily with dechlor water? Are they exchanged every 2 days for a sterile one? I don't use sponges

22. Do you feed fresh food? When do you remove it? I change the food every 2 to three days

23. Are your hands clean before handling? Yes

24. Has there been anything new added to your crabitat recently? I added a half log the day before adding the new crab.

[Guest]

My hermie crab has molted twice within the last two months. This time i can't keep him in a shell. I had to make a little barracade for him and section him off...I put all the spare shells I have plus his on his side..

I have used the cup method using a little tuperwear container with 3-4 shells of diff sizes cleaning him off with the declorinated water and rinsing the shells. He usually goes into his old shell which is to small or a diff shell but he doesn't stay in it when I put him back with the rest of the crabies...



1. Substrate used?Calcie sand

2. Humidity % level in crabitat? 70

3. Temperature of substrate in crabitat? I did use a heating pad under the tank but Have turned it off now that its getting warmer out.

4. Temperature of crabitat? 70-75

5. Location of gauges?

6. What is your heat source?Light from the lid and heating pad under tank.

7. Types of water available?water treated with dechlorination used and salt bath.

8. Dechlorinator used?Aquapure;safe soak spray.

9. What do you feed?Jurassic diet pelet food and crab island fruit and flower food, powderie..

10. How long have you had the crab in question? 5-6 months

11. Do you know the species?No.

12. Do you bath them, if so how often and with what?Don't bath them

13. What type of housing are they in? Tank? Plastic box? Glass tank.

14. What size is your tank? 10 gall.

15. How many crabs are in the tank? What size are they? 4 my two smaller guys quarter size then two bigger ones more like a half dollar size.

16. How deep is the substrate?3-4 inches

17. If you take your hermies out daily to exercise, do you mist their gill area first? I mist em when I do take them out but I don't take them out regularly

18. Has there been any cleaners, paints, perfumes, air fresheners, candles, or smoking near the crabitat? cardboard divider.

19. How often do you clean/sterilize and how? I clean the sides of the tank with paper towl every 2-3 weeks. I wash excess sand off bowls ever 2-3 days just under tap water.

20. Any unusual odors? I thought the card board was making an oder but i couldn't really tell..

21. Do you use sponges? Are they rinsed daily with dechlor water? Are they exchanged every 2 days for a sterile one? Sea sponges. i rinse them when i rinse the bowls. I don't switch em out.

22. Do you feed fresh food? When do you remove it? I have a couple times but not recently.

23. Are your hands clean before handling? Yes.

24. Has there been anything new added to your crabitat recently?

No just the cardboard to divide the molting crab.

[I'veGotCrabs]

Found Lucky with missing limbs, had him for over a year now. He's molted repeatedly, some successfully, and sometimes the limbs were backwards or deformed. He surface molted recently, went to check on him and he was naked with multiple limbs missing. Can't tell if he's molted or if he's still in the process. He has been moved into my isolation tank where he has honey and cuttle bone. HELP!!!
He's not looking too good...
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1. Substrate used? sand & EE

2. Humidity % level in crabitat? remains at about 75... a little low I know.

3. Temperature of substrate in crabitat? guess about the same as the tank... don't have a thermometer for it

4. Temperature of crabitat? 78-80 F

5. Location of gauges? near the middle of the tank

6. What is your heat source? moon glow bulb, UTH

7. Types of water available? salt and fresh (both dechlorinated)

8. Dechlorinator used? yes

9. What do you feed? fresh organic shrimp, apples, turkey, fruts & veggies, coconut, honey and cuttlebone

10. How long have you had the crab in question? just over a year

11. Do you know the species? PP

12. Do you bath them, if so how often and with what? no

13. What type of housing are they in? Tank? Plastic box? Terrarium w/ plexiglass lid

14. What size is your tank? 20G

15. How many crabs are in the tank? What size are they? 6 - 2 small, 2 med, 2 large

16. How deep is the substrate? 4 in

17. If you take your hermies out daily to exercise, do you mist their gill area first? don't take them out

18. Has there been any cleaners, paints, perfumes, air fresheners, candles, or smoking near the crabitat? no

19. How often do you clean/sterilize and how? spray the sides w/ saltwater almost daily, once every 4-6 months empty the whole tank and give them new sand

20. Any unusual odors? no

21. Do you use sponges? Are they rinsed daily with dechlor water? Are they exchanged every 2 days for a sterile one? no

22. Do you feed fresh food? When do you remove it? yes every day

23. Are your hands clean before handling? yes

24. Has there been anything new added to your crabitat recently? no
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[Guest]

help me my carb freakazoid is naked do to a fellow crab trying to steal the shell i filled the help template here



1. What kind of substrate is used in your tank and how deep is it? it is 4 or 5 inches of playsand

2. Do you have gauges in the tank to measure temperature and humidity? If so, where are they located and what temperature and humidity do they usually read? yes on the back wall the temp is about 70 right now and 45 hum(i was just in there feeding them)

3. Is a heat source used in the tank? If so, what? yes uth

4. What types of water are available (fresh or salt) and how is the water treated (what brands of dechlorinator or salt mix and what ratio is used to mix it)? both salt and fresh i can't recall the brand of dehorinator just ran out i use io for salt water

5. What kinds of food do you feed and how often is it replaced? fmr daily plus fresh fruit

6. How long have you had the crab and what species is it, if known? almost a yr pp

7. What type of housing are the crabs kept in, what size is it and what kind of lid is on the housing? its a tank 30g glass lid

8. How many crabs are in the tank and about how large are they? large 6

9. How many extra shells are usually kept in the tank, if any? 10

10. Have there been any fumes or chemicals near the crabitat recently?

11. How often do you clean the tank and how?

12. Are sponges used in the water dish? If so, how are they cleaned? no

13. Has anything new been added to your crabitat recently? new tank they just went in today its been set up with no crabs for a week before today

14. Is there any other information you would like to share that might be helpful (anything that is regularly part of your crab care, playtime, bathing, etc.)? no

[Guest]

Last night when I put food into the crabitat and changed the water, I noticed my active crab was sitting in the moss pit, at least at that time I thought he was in his shell. This morning I went to check on the temp/humidity and the crabs (one is underground all the time), and noticed his shell was facing up and he wasn't in it. I found him in the corner where some shells were, but, he wasn't moving. I quickly moved him to a little container and put his shell in with him. My husband says he is dead since he isn't making any sort of movement, but, I wanted to check with you all here. He has always sat next to the heater (I have it on the side of the tank), and has always been outgoing, not scared of me etc.

1. Substrate used? sand and coconut husk

2. Humidity % level in crabitat? 70-75%

3. Temperature of substrate in crabitat? not sure

4. Temperature of crabitat? 72

5. Location of gauges? mid to upper part of crabitat

6. What is your heat source? zoo med heat pad

7. Types of water available? salted water and spring bottle water

8. Dechlorinator used? no

9. What do you feed? surf and turf, worm castings (both from crabbage patch) as well as fruit and veggies

10. How long have you had the crab in question? 4 months

11. Do you know the species? purple pincher

12. Do you bath them, if so how often and with what? when I cleaned the cage out with the salt water

13. What type of housing are they in? Tank? Plastic box? aquarium

14. What size is your tank? 10 gallon

15. How many crabs are in the tank? What size are they? 2 medium

16. How deep is the substrate? 3in

17. If you take your hermies out daily to exercise, do you mist their gill area first? when I do take them out (not daily) I do mist them

18. Has there been any cleaners, paints, perfumes, air fresheners, candles, or smoking near the crabitat? no

19. How often do you clean/sterilize and how? bottled water and paper towels, did a good cleaning a few weeks ago for the first time

20. Any unusual odors? no

21. Do you use sponges? Are they rinsed daily with dechlor water? Are they exchanged every 2 days for a sterile one? I do not use sponges

22. Do you feed fresh food? When do you remove it? yes I put it in at night and take it out in the morning

23. Are your hands clean before handling? yes

24. Has there been anything new added to your crabitat recently? yes I cleaned the crabitat out and used new sand and coconut husk
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[Guest]

my crab is naked, and likes to roam in the water dish. he was recovering from molting. then started losing limbs. i had him in my isolation tank. i recently put him in a small bowl and a few shells, and am waiting to see what happens.
1. Substrate used? play sand

2. Humidity % level in crabitat? not sure

3. Temperature of substrate in crabitat?

4. Temperature of crabitat? i keep it warm

5. Location of gauges? i don't have any yet, will be getting some soon i hope

6. What is your heat source? heat lamp

7. Types of water available? tap water treated with aquasafe

8. Dechlorinator used? yes

9. What do you feed? peanut butter, apples, crackers, grean beans, sometimes cooked meat.

10. How long have you had the crab in question? not sure

11. Do you know the species? pp

12. Do you bath them, if so how often and with what? yes, once every week, or two weeks

13. What type of housing are they in? a huge plastic tupaware tub with a lid. (my isolation is glass)

14. What size is your tank? 3 ft long, 2ft wide, 3 ft deep. (estimating)
isolation is circular about 1 ft all around and 2 ft deep

15. How many crabs are in the tank? What size are they? 4,
1 large, 2 medium, 1 small. (the troubled one is small)

16. How deep is the substrate? 4-5 inch (isolation same)

17. If you take your hermies out daily to exercise, do you mist their gill area first? no, but i maybe take them out once a day, maybe 1/2 hour each

18. Has there been any cleaners, paints, perfumes, air fresheners, candles, or smoking near the crabitat? no

19. How often do you clean/sterilize and how? maybe once/twice a
month
20. Any unusual odors? no

21. Do you use sponges? Are they rinsed daily with dechlor water? Are they exchanged every 2 days for a sterile one? yes, i clean them at least once a week

22. Do you feed fresh food? When do you remove it? yes, daily

23. Are your hands clean before handling? yes

24. Has there been anything new added to your crabitat recently? i put some tree bark for them to climb on.

[Guest]

1. Substrate used? sand

2. Humidity % level in crabitat? 68%

3. Temperature of substrate in crabitat? 75f

4. Temperature of crabitat? 80f

5. Location of gauges? sticked 3 in. above the sand

6. What is your heat source? heating pad
7. Types of water available? spring water and sponge and salt water

8. Dechlorinator used? no

9. What do you feed? hermit crab food and veggies and fruit

10. How long have you had the crab in question? 2 days

11. Do you know the species? pp

12. Do you bath them, if so how often and with what? every week use with HBH hermit crab salt and spring water

13. What type of housing are they in? Tank

14. What size is your tank? 10 gallons

15. How many crabs are in the tank? What size are they? 1 large 2 medium 2 small

16. How deep is the substrate? 4 in

17. If you take your hermies out daily to exercise, do you mist their gill area first? yes

18. Has there been any cleaners, paints, perfumes, air fresheners, candles, or smoking near the crabitat? no

19. How often do you clean/sterilize and how? dump out sand then wash tank with hot water then bake sand,boil toys.

20. Any unusual odors? no

21. Do you use sponges? Are they rinsed daily with dechlor water? Are they exchanged every 2 days for a sterile one? yes

22. Do you feed fresh food? When do you remove it? yes every day

23. Are your hands clean before handling? yes

24. Has there been anything new added to your crabitat recently? yes new crabs
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[Guest]

1. What kind of substrate is used in your tank and how deep is it? Sand/ T-rex jungle bed

2. Do you have gauges in the tank to measure temperature and humidity? If so, where are they located and what temperature and humidity do they usually read? I used to but moved them to another tank they were located at the top and read any where between 60-80% humidity and anywhere between 70-80F

3. Is a heat source used in the tank? If so, what? a light

4. What types of water are available (fresh or salt) and how is the water treated (what brands of dechlorinator or salt mix and what ratio is used to mix it)? Just fresh water. dechlorinator is Aquatize conditioner

5. What kinds of food do you feed and how often is it replaced? 2-3 days dried fruit and hermit crab variety bites

6. How long have you had the crab and what species is it, if known?
approx. 4 months

7. What type of housing are the crabs kept in, what size is it and what kind of lid is on the housing? 10g aquarium with a screen top

8. How many crabs are in the tank and about how large are they? 4, 2 small and two medium

9. How many extra shells are usually kept in the tank, if any? two

10. Have there been any fumes or chemicals near the crabitat recently? No

11. How often do you clean the tank and how? once a month for the substrate the trex stuff gets replaced and the sand gets shifted

12. Are sponges used in the water dish? If so, how are they cleaned? yes and its rinsed with aquatized water

13. Has anything new been added to your crabitat recently? a potted plant

14. Is there any other information you would like to share that might be helpful (anything that is regularly part of your crab care, playtime, bathing, etc.)? I recently bathed all the crabs. The one that is out of its shell recently molted. ( I didnt know that when they bury themselves they are molting)

He was buried then placed in the water dish. After checking about an hour later he was lethargic looking and still in the dish. I took him out and placed him on the substrate a few hours later he had molted( I didnt know till finding this site that they eat their molts, we threw his out). He was retracted in his shell. I came back about 2 hours after that and noticed he was naked and some one had stolen his shell. He was slow to move about and seemed "lost". I didnt feel comfortable forcing him in to a shell so I placed him in a larger one that he was in.

He sat over night in that shell. I let him sit all day and see if he would climb in to his new shell. It took until about 5 today for him to right himself and squeeze back in the shell. I placed him on top of their food dish so that he eats or gets more energy.

Should I seperate him from everyone? Leave him be? What kinda TLC can I offer?
T.I.A.

[Guest]

I donated a hermit crab to my class for a class pet once, and it crawled out of its shell and died over the weekend and nobody knew about it til Monday.

[Guest]

1. Substrate used? sand

2. Humidity % level in crabitat? maybe 65%

3. Temperature of substrate in crabitat? Depeneds the hot side is about 78

4. Temperature of crabitat? 74 (house temp)

5. Location of gauges? near the sand

6. What is your heat source? heat lamp in the day and heat pad on bottom at night

7. Types of water available? salt water and plain water (cleaned with reptile water cleaner) and sponge

8. Dechlorinator used? yes

9. What do you feed? fruits and veggies

10. How long have you had the crab in question? 1/2 a year
11. Do you know the species? purple pincher or strawberry

12. Do you bath them, if so how often and with what? maybe 2 times a month

13. What type of housing are they in? Tank? Plastic box? glass auqarium

14. What size is your tank? 10 gallons

15. How many crabs are in the tank? What size are they? 2 large and him (the small one)

16. How deep is the substrate? 4 in

17. If you take your hermies out daily to exercise, do you mist their gill area first? yes

18. Has there been any cleaners, paints, perfumes, air fresheners, candles, or smoking near the crabitat? no

19. How often do you clean/sterilize and how? every month and I replace my Natural Florida sand with again Florida sand but before I do that I bake it then I boil every toy and etc.

20. Any unusual odors? no

21. Do you use sponges? Are they rinsed daily with dechlor water? Are they exchanged every 2 days for a sterile one? yes

22. Do you feed fresh food? When do you remove it? yes every day

23. Are your hands clean before handling? yes

24. Has there been anything new added to your crabitat recently? no

[Guest]

I am a fairly new hermit crab owner. I have had all of mine for about 4 months now. I'm sure the reasoning for his streaking is that my mom cared for them for me while i was out of state for a week and forgot that my hygrometer isnt calabrated and she didnt keep it on the right humidity percent.. so i'm sure he is stressed


1. Substrate used? Play sand

2. Humidity % level in crabitat? Usually about 79%

3. Temperature of substrate in crabitat? Unknown

4. Temperature of crabitat? 80

5. Location of gauges? Back wall in the center

6. What is your heat source?a UTH but it doesnt seem to keep it warm so i closed my vent in my bedroom

7. Types of water available? Both fresh and salt water

8. Dechlorinator used? Zoo med hermit crab drinking water conditioner

9. What do you feed? A mixture of fruits and fresh food veggies and hermit crab store food

10. How long have you had the crab in question? About 4 months

11. Do you know the species? PP

12. Do you bathe them, if so how often and with what? I used to bathe them once every two weeks, but since i got a pool i only bathe the new additions

13. What type of housing are they in? Glass tank

14. What size is your tank? 10g

15. How many crabs are in the tank? What size are they? 6 crabs 2 small and 4 medium

16. How deep is the substrate? 5-6"

17. If you take your hermies out daily to exercise, do you mist their gill area first? I don't mist them no

18. Has there been any cleaners, paints, perfumes, air fresheners, candles, or smoking near the crabitat? No

19. How often do you clean/sterilize and how? I spot clean it the best i can, but i have had this tank for 2 months and have not cleaned it yet

20. Any unusual odors? No

21. Do you use sponges? Are they rinsed daily with dechlor water? Yes and yes

22. Do you feed fresh food? When do you remove it? Yes i put it in at night and take it out in the morning

23. Are your hands clean before handling? Always

24. Has there been anything new added to your crabitat recently? Just a deeper pool of water

[Guest]

Since I forgot to fill this out first, I'm doing it now...


What kind of substrate is used in your tank and how deep is it?

Playsand and coconut fiber... 60/40 mix

2. Do you have gauges in the tank to measure temperature and humidity? If so, where are they located and what temperature and humidity do they usually read?

Yes. Located about 5 inches from the substrate. Temp is usually at 72 and humidity has been 90... it's now adjusted to 85

3. Is a heat source used in the tank? If so, what?

UTH

4. What types of water are available (fresh or salt) and how is the water treated (what brands of dechlorinator or salt mix and what ratio is used to mix it)?

Fresh well water (no chlorine) and Instant Ocean salt water (1.5 tsp./cup)

5. What kinds of food do you feed and how often is it replaced?

fresh veggies, peanut butter, honey... replaced daily

6. How long have you had the crab and what species is it, if known?

5 days, very large PP

7. What type of housing are the crabs kept in, what size is it and what kind of lid is on the housing?

5.5 gallon tank... too small, but just temporary, mesh lid with saran wrap partially covering

8. How many crabs are in the tank and about how large are they?

Just the one guy

9. How many extra shells are usually kept in the tank, if any?

One extra, same type that he has, but slightly larger

10. Have there been any fumes or chemicals near the crabitat recently?

No

11. How often do you clean the tank and how?

N/A since I just got him

12. Are sponges used in the water dish? If so, how are they cleaned?

None

13. Has anything new been added to your crabitat recently?

It's all new to him

14. Is there any other information you would like to share that might be helpful (anything that is regularly part of your crab care, playtime, bathing, etc.)?

He's so new that I don't have any established habits. I've just been trying to let him acclimate when this happened.

I've rinsed him and tried to gently put him back in his shell... now I'm just leaving him alone. He's hanging mostly out of it still, but not moving around frantically.
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Crabbing since 2001
Proud keeper of a small but loved colony of 4 PPs

[Guest]

my hermie is naked I was able to get him into another shell and he stayed in it for two days but he is back out and I can't get him into another one. It all started when one of the other hermies grabbed his shell and he jumped out.

1. Substrate used? sand

2. Humidity % level in crabitat? not sure

3. Temperature of substrate in crabitat?

4. Temperature of crabitat?

5. Location of gauges?

6. What is your heat source? heat lamp

7. Types of water available? tap water and sponge

8. Dechlorinator used? no

9. What do you feed? hermit crab food and veggies

10. How long have you had the crab in question? 1.5 yr

11. Do you know the species? no

12. Do you bath them, if so how often and with what? no

13. What type of housing are they in? Tank? Plastic box? plastic box

14. What size is your tank?

15. How many crabs are in the tank? What size are they? 5 large

16. How deep is the substrate? 3in

17. If you take your hermies out daily to exercise, do you mist their gill area first?

18. Has there been any cleaners, paints, perfumes, air fresheners, candles, or smoking near the crabitat? no

19. How often do you clean/sterilize and how?

20. Any unusual odors? no

21. Do you use sponges? Are they rinsed daily with dechlor water? Are they exchanged every 2 days for a sterile one? yes

22. Do you feed fresh food? When do you remove it? yes every day

23. Are your hands clean before handling? yes

24. Has there been anything new added to your crabitat recently? yes new crabs
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ok u need to have a 10 gallon tank NOT A PLASTIC BOX!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Xyloart]

Crabattic that post is from four years ago. Also many people keep their crabs successfully in plastic tote containers.

[Guest]

1. What kind of substrate is used in your tank and how deep is it?
Hermit Crab Patch pre-mixed sand substrate, 3"

2. Do you have gauges in the tank to measure temperature and humidity? If so, where are they located and what temperature and humidity do they usually read?
Yes, 75 temp and 85 humidity

3. Is a heat source used in the tank? If so, what?
Yes, 2 external heaters (on the sides) and a heat lamp on the top

4. What types of water are available (fresh or salt) and how is the water treated (what brands of dechlorinator or salt mix and what ratio is used to mix it)?
Fresh water, crab worx brand dechlorinator, as directed on bottle

5. What kinds of food do you feed and how often is it replaced?
Hermit Crab Patch "Happy Hermit Staple Kibble" along with the FMR Fruit Treat on occasion, replaced every other day

6. How long have you had the crab and what species is it, if known?
About a year, purple pincer

7. What type of housing are the crabs kept in, what size is it and what kind of lid is on the housing?
10gal glass tank, mesh lid with breeder lid over the top to keep humidity in, some tape is also used to cover the top parts of the mesh lid that the breeder doesn't cover

8. How many crabs are in the tank and about how large are they?
2 - a large crab (the streaker) and a medium crab, both purple pincer

9. How many extra shells are usually kept in the tank, if any?
6-8 (though I realized through this experience they are all only sized for the medium crab! Looking to get more for the large)

10. Have there been any fumes or chemicals near the crabitat recently?
Yes, incense, but the cage was closed securely and he was showing signs of streaking prior (did not realize until later)

11. How often do you clean the tank and how?
About every 6-8 months, stir around the sand and add more if needed

12. Are sponges used in the water dish? If so, how are they cleaned?
Yes (recently), washed in dechlorinated water

13. Has anything new been added to your crabitat recently?
No

14. Is there any other information you would like to share that might be helpful (anything that is regularly part of your crab care, playtime, bathing, etc.)?
I had previously successfully gotten him back into his shell on Monday night, but he seemed sluggish and liked to stay on his back in the shell. He appears ashy, so I'm not sure if he's trying to molt or not, and he didn't seem frantic the first time I caught him and set him up with his old shell. However, this morning I found him streaking again, curled up in a corner beneath a piece of cork bark. This time he ran a little faster (seemed more energetic) and so I had him run into a cup so that I could transfer him to a smaller container with his shell. I'm not sure if something has happened with his shell, or if he is wanting a new one (he fits well in his shell, but he may simply want a different option). He hasn't had any fights with the smaller crab, and the only strange incident is that I found his original shell buried and stuck under the substrate (I had witness him trying to use a shell much to small for him, and so I was confused, and later is when I found him streaking the firs time). I'm not sure if simply getting several new shells in his size will fix this problem, or if something else is going on! He has been a wonderfully healthy crab otherwise.

Please help! Thank you!