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Well, you do pretty much nothing. Just make sure you give it food and water. Dont touch it, because they can get stressed. They should come out on its own. When it is done molting, make sure you have a slightly bigger shell for them, and also, they will eat their own exoskeleton, to make the skeleton heal faster. Molting will take from 1 week~2 months (depending on the size) and the skeleton to harden will take 3 weeks~6 weeks.
What else can I help you with?
How does the hermit crab grow?
As it molts, it will grow. :)
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.
When a hermit crab molts does it lose its body parts?
No, it regrows them
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.
Who got the crab with the missing leg?
There is not one person who has a hermit crab with a missing leg. I found a hermit crab with a missing leg and even though the store keeper told me that he had a missing leg I still felt I had a bond with him. If you do get a hermit crab with a missing leg you just have to wait until it molts. Once it molts the leg will grow back and it will be like it never had a missing leg in the first place.
What to do if a hermit crab molts?
well theres really nothing you can do just wait for a full 30 days thats all you can do.
Does a hermit crab have feet?
Yes hermit crabs do have feet, it is the little segment at the bottom of their leg. But if it is missing don't worry it will grow back the next time it molts.
What if your hermit crab has lost its back leg will another grow in its place?
Yes, a hermit crab will grow its let back if it has lost one when it molts. It's easier to see if your hermit crab has signs of molting. If its lost a leg you will see that the leg will start to turn into a gelatin like substance. Which tells you its going inot the stage of molting.
Why do you need to buy shell for you hermit crabs if they are going to molt anyway?
you have to buy a shell because if it molts without something to go into it will die in a matter of hours ....... my hermit crab died like that it was sad!!!
Do hermit crabs stay in their shells when they molt?
Yes, the hermit crab remains in it's (outer) sea shell/home when it molts. However, when the hermit crab molts it sheds it's old exoskeleton much like a snake sheds it's skin, pushing the old exoskeleton out of the sea shell, and forms a new exoskeleton. The new exoskeleton is soft at first and takes time to harden. The hermit crab's "tail and belly" section remains soft and vulnerable requiring a hard outer shell/sea shell for protection.
What does a hermit crab grow in to?
a hermit crab
What eats a hermit crab?
What is a Hermit Crab's predator?
