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Q: What does it mean if it your hermit crab stays in its shell?
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What does hermit in the word hermit crab mean?

Means the crab hides in his shell and doesn't play with the other crabs.


What does it mean when your hermit crab changes its shell?

It means that it found a better one. Which means it has grown and needs a bigger shell.


What does it mean when a hermit crab is laying on an empty shell?

It means the crab has outgrown its shell home and is looking for a bigger one. You can find more shells at most pet stores.


What is the species of hermit crab?

there are many species of hermit crab which one do you mean?the common hermit crabs species is bernhardus


Hermit crab is an English name what is the hermit crab name in Latin?

Do you mean the scientific name? Land hermit crabs fall under the genus Coenobita and the most common crab is the species Clypeatus.


What does it mean when a hermit crab doest play with the other hermit crab?

they don't like each other and want to get away from each other.


Can you put miniature toys with hermit crabs?

If you mean will it kill the crab, no. However the hermit crab probably won't be able to use most toys. Depending on what it is.


What does it mean if your hermit crab come out of its shell and won't go back in?

Hermit crabs are nocturnal, so it sounds like your hermit must have gone to sleep. Mine has slept for a week, once! If you get home and you find your hermit crab out of it's shell and looking see-through, then it has molted. Hermits usually molt on their 'birthday' but stay in their shells a while prior to molting.


What if the hermit crab is not moving and all the way out its shell?

Not necessarily. Hermit crab do spend some time sitting to destress or simply take a nap. If a hermit crab is completely unresponsive it may be a number of problems but first check your humidity and temperature as they can be early culprits of inactivity.


What does it mean when your hermit crab changes into a smaller shell?

It just means the hermie like the smaller one better, no harm done, when it gets bigger it will just move out don't worry


What does it mean when a hermit crab's legs and pincher's are out when it's inside it's shell and sleeping?

it means that its shell is getting small. you need to make sure you leave several shell choices that get a little bigger than the one that they are curently in and make sure its the hole that got bigger not just the shell size


If a hermit crab is lying in the water and not doing anything after it digs what does it mean?

its dead!!!