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No they don'et. First of, they drown in water. If thety get wet, and it is time for molting, they sometimes do. Other times they molt when they'ree as dry as a stone.
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What is the hermit crabs ecosystem?
the hermit crab ecosystem is really interesying!you see,all they do is molt! the hermit crab ecosystem is really interesying!you see,all they do is molt! the hermit crab ecosystem is really interesying!you see,all they do is molt!
Can you get a hermit crab to molt somehow?
A hermit crab only molts when it feels it needss to. Make sure you have plenty of soil in your hermit crab home.
Why isn't my hermit crab molting?
Hermit crabs molt when they feel the need to. Nothing is wrong with your crab if it hasn't molted. :)
How does a baby hermit crab change to an adult?
I think they have to molt first.
What does your crab need while it molts?
Before a hermit crab molts it needs a salt water dish and it will eat extra food and drink extra water, then it will dig underground to molt.
When must arthropods molt?
When it grows to big for its exoskeleton, like a hermit crab.
Why does my hermit crab have a white bump?
Typically its about to molt or in the process of shedding it's outer shell, molting.
Are hermit crabs repitles?
No, they are invertebrates, meaning they need to molt their skin to grow an example is a snake, they don't grow, they molt their skin to grow, just like the hermit crab.
What do you do if your hermit crab looses 2 legs?
nothing. when they molt their legs grow back.
Why does my hermit crab have growths on it?
The two most common growths on a hermit crab are a molt sack, which is a dark looking spot on the side of a crab where they store nutritious goo aimed at helping them survive their molt. the other one is a gel limb. When the hermit crab loses a leg or claw, they often grow a small translucent nub called a gel limb where the repacement will be.
Do crabs molt?
Yes crustaceans do molt because they have exoskeletons meaning they have and outer shell. I believe. every 2 years or months they molt out of their shells. in other words, they leave their shell
Can you put half hermit crab sand and half fish rock in a tank in a 10 gallon tank for a hermit crab?
I think that the fish rock might be a little too hard for your hermit crab because he needs soft enough sand to be able to molt and when they molt their skin is sensitive so the fish rock will probably make him uncomfortable.
