Is this normal?

Hermitcrabgirl · Post by **Hermitcrabgirl** » Wed Nov 13, 2013 7:16 am

I thought my hermit crab, Hermie, was molting but he came up in just a week. Was he actually molting? Is that normal moltin time? He is a small hermit crab. I thought they took 2-3 weeks. Maybe he wasn't molting, just sleeping underground? I don't really know. He doesn't have black tips on his feet but he has extra hair on him. He just came up so the tips couldn't have worn off already. I really don't know what's going on. He hasn't even changed shells!!!!

Crabber85 · Post by **Crabber85** » Wed Nov 13, 2013 7:35 am

@Hermitcrabgirl, not even micros can complete a molt in one week it typically takes them ten days from start to finish.It's completely normal for hermitcrabs to burrow just to de-stress so what your seeing isn't out of the ordinary at all.