I have 3 hermits and 1 10gallon tank. I will upgrade to a bigger tank within the week but one of my hermits is buried. Would it be safe to remove the hermit? Thanks!
Tank Size
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owilderman
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Tank Size
Hi,
I have 3 hermits and 1 10gallon tank. I will upgrade to a bigger tank within the week but one of my hermits is buried. Would it be safe to remove the hermit? Thanks!
I have 3 hermits and 1 10gallon tank. I will upgrade to a bigger tank within the week but one of my hermits is buried. Would it be safe to remove the hermit? Thanks!
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Hermiesguardian
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Re: Tank Size
Not if he's molting. You can move the others but will have to keep the 10 gal set up, feeding, water, until he surfaces.owilderman wrote: ↑Wed Jan 30, 2019 9:33 amHi,
I have 3 hermits and 1 10gallon tank. I will upgrade to a bigger tank within the week but one of my hermits is buried. Would it be safe to remove the hermit? Thanks!
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owilderman
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Re: Tank Size
Thanks! I still have to purchase the tank so it might be a while!Hermiesguardian wrote: ↑Wed Jan 30, 2019 10:40 amNot if he's molting. You can move the others but will have to keep the 10 gal set up, feeding, water, until he surfaces.
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Re: Tank Size
Crabbing rule number 1 - don't dig up a buried crab, except under very extreme circumstances like a flood or bacterial bloom.
In 8 years of having my crabs, I have only dug once, when there was a flood. I was so nervous and unsure of what to do, that I was on the chat here for support and advice all through the process!
In 8 years of having my crabs, I have only dug once, when there was a flood. I was so nervous and unsure of what to do, that I was on the chat here for support and advice all through the process!
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Re: Tank Size
When I upgraded in the past, I did in fact dig up crabs underground. Mostly for the reason that my parents didn't want to have two tanks set up - understandable, their house - but also due to the fact that everything in the old tank was to be de-commissioned and put into the larger tank. So I didn't really have much of a choice in the matter.
Crabs are pretty resilient, and can handle being dug up and finishing a moult on the surface - especially when young. As long as it's not done frequently, and its very much a 'blue moon' or 'once in a lifetime' your crabs should be fine.
(But if you can have both tanks running, I do recommend just transferring crabs over when they surface. A lot less stressful on the crab, which is never a bad thing IMO. But I do understand that some people may not have the option of having multiple tanks setup up - even short term, for various reasons! - and wanted to mention that it is in fact possible, just not preferable to dig up crabs)
Crabs are pretty resilient, and can handle being dug up and finishing a moult on the surface - especially when young. As long as it's not done frequently, and its very much a 'blue moon' or 'once in a lifetime' your crabs should be fine.
(But if you can have both tanks running, I do recommend just transferring crabs over when they surface. A lot less stressful on the crab, which is never a bad thing IMO. But I do understand that some people may not have the option of having multiple tanks setup up - even short term, for various reasons! - and wanted to mention that it is in fact possible, just not preferable to dig up crabs)
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