Hermit crab left shell

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Joshua183
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Hermit crab left shell

Post by Joshua183 » Sat Nov 03, 2018 11:00 pm

One of my hermit crabs has left his shell.

He hasnt been active. Is he going to be ok or pass away
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Re: Hermit crab left shell

Post by fandt94 » Sat Nov 03, 2018 11:03 pm

Hope someone with more experience pops in...this needs to be in emergency as the crab needs to be back in a shell ASAP...do a search on it here ...lots of threads about it
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Re: Hermit crab left shell

Post by curlysister » Sun Nov 04, 2018 10:07 pm

A crab without a shell will die. It needs to be re-shelled right away. Put it in a small bowl or cup with 3 or 4 shells of it's size, and a very small amount of water in the bottom, like only a couple of millimeters. Leave it in the tank so conditions are proper, and see if it will re-shell itself. If not, you will need to rinse in dechlor fresh water, gently uncurl the abdomen, and put it back into a shell. I have never done this, this is info from other threads.

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