Hello! I am a new crab owner and bought two crabs from a beach gift shop last week, Sunday July 7th. After tons of research, I wanted to set up my crabs with the best possible outcome given what they went through to get to the store. I have two crabs, Sushi & Pip. Both were very active in the tank the first two days I received them. I have about 4 shells different sizes per crab, so 8 shells in tank all together. Sushi has changed shells 3 times, Pip has not. The sizes range from just under an inch to an inch and a quarter opening, they both came with shells about an inch wide. I feed them different mixtures of hermit crab food from Amazon along with worm castings left in the tank 24/7. They have a salt water and fresh water pools I treat with Prime. The temp is just over 70 degrees and humidity is just under 80. Right now the sand and eco earth mixture is about an inch in the tank to follow Crab Central Station's YouTube video on post purchase stress. I plan on increasing the sand over the next few weeks.
Pip has not moved for 3 days now while Sushi is very active. I set up a night camera by the tank and confirmed there is no movement from Pip overnight either. He stays in the same spot under a log decoration but is not dead or smells dead. I have not lifted him to reduce his stress but can see small movements from under his shell. Is this normal? Sushi moves around all night and eats all the food I leave in the tank along with the leaves scattered for foraging. I am very concerned about Pip and the possibility of a surface molt. Thanks in advance!
