One crab bothering another?

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One crab bothering another?

Post by kennaschabo041 » Wed Oct 09, 2024 5:41 am

PLEASE HELP! My hermit has been buried for weeks, my other hermit crab has been out and about on the surface. this morning i noticed my other hermit crab is going into the spot where i believe the other hermit crab is molting. is he going to hurt him? what should i do? please help asap!! thank you so much!
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Re: One crab bothering another?

Post by curlysister » Wed Oct 09, 2024 11:08 pm

How deep is your substrate? How many crabs of what size do you have in what size of tank? The reason we have deep sub, and don't over crowd the tank is for this exact reason.
Crabs often move once underground - so he may very well not even be where you think he is.
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