No iso tank help!

[HermitCrabCare101]

Ok so Spider, my pp, is for sure molting but i just got him and Tiny yesterday so i don't have an iso yet. Anyway Tiny and Spider are in the same tank and i caught Tiny trying to disturb Spider because he is surface molting. So i put some CD's in the sand creating a barrier so Tiny can't get to Spider. Anyone have some tips or ideas? What should i give Spider to eat? Please help!

HermitCrabCare101

[kuza]

can you make a small iso out of bowl or tupperware bin and keep it in the tat? You can try to make a shelter for him like you did with the CD's only it'll be a bowl of some sort, higher then tiny can get into and big enough to put some pop bottle lids with fresh and salt water. Until he eats part of his exo and regains his strength.

[HermitCrabCare101]

Well i have a medium plastic box i guess i could put some sand in that and some eggshell or something. He just started molting is it ok if i move him?

[kuza]

has he gotten his old exo off yet? If yes, you can move him and the CEO. If not, cover him to make it dark immediately.

[HermitCrabCare101]

Ok so i took a plastic tub (water proof) and put some sand in there 2 times his height and i put some honey and eggshell in there i also put some water (dechlorinated) in the tub then covered it up with a towel. It also has a lid on it. Hope he makes it!

[CrabbyMom33]

Be sure the lid has holes in it. As far as the one still out, I'd increase the protein level - scrambled eggs (I mix up an egg in a cup and cook it in the microwave for them), unseasoned meat, freeze dried items from the pet store. For the freeze dried try the turtle aisle and fish aisle, just be sure it only contains the items. Good choices are crickets, mealworms, bloodworms, krill, and plankton.

[HermitCrabCare101]

Ok thank you very much for the info! I think he is going to be ok but i'll just have to wait and see!

[goodmorningmylove]

It seems like you've taken care of the problem but if you have another surface molt you can cut a 2 liter soda bottle in half and put the side with the top (with the top off) around the hermit crab. The bottle itself will keep your other crabs out and the hole where the top is allows air to still get in.

You could also cut the very top and the very bottom off and put the bottle around the crab (the hole at the top will be larger).

[HermitCrabCare101]

Thank you if it ever comes to that I will definitely try it!