HELP ASAP! Hermit Crab Molt Sac burst, as he is preparing to go into a Molt!!

[hermitcrablover878]

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7. Has your crab molted, and how long ago did it happen?

No, my crab, Aspen is preparing to have his first molt now, since I have adopted him. Previous unkowner is unsure of when the last molt is.


13. Are sponges used in the water dish? If so, how are they cleaned?
No, I provide saltwater and freshwater tanks.

14. Has anything new been added to your crabitat recently?
No, just some new shells.

15. 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 noticed Aspens molt sac was burst with water when he finally changed from his painted shell I rescued him from, to his new natural shell. Puddle of water was at the bottom of the old shell and on his body. No molt sac is present there, but he has started to dig a hole for his molt. There is another hermit crab in the tank, same size and species, named Terra.


16. Please describe the emergency situation in detail.
So my PP crab, Aspen, who I rescued/adopted a month or two ago, is preparing to go into a molt. He has been showing many symptoms of molting soon, and grew a large molt sac on (his) left side of his abdomen. One 1/2 days before I noticed this emergency, he finally changed from his painted shell into a natural shell and I noticed after I he changed that when I removed the painted shell from the shell shop, that there was a puddle of water at the bottom of the shell, and he no longer had his molt sac on his abdomen. This morning I found him digging a large hole, and am pressuming he is getting ready to molt.
I'm really concerned that now his molt sac has burst and he is getting ready to molt, that he is not going to be able to have a succesful molt without have the nutrients. If he attempts to molt without the molt sac, should I consider it important ennought to stop it, even though a molting hermit crab should not be disturbed when starting the cycle? Help pls, very concerned


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[curlysister]

The puddle of water in the shell is the water that all crabs carry with them inside their shell. It is usually a mix of salt and fresh water that they have collected.
The molt sac would not have burst. Perhaps he is sitting differently or deeper inside the new shell, and that's why you can't see it.

Don't panic, and let your crab dig and molt. He knows what he is doing.

[hermitcrablover878]

Ok! Thank you SO much, I was so worried there!