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A hermit is a person that keeps to themselves and does not live with others. They tend to be loners. The Hermit Crab is named that way because they live alone in a shell that was not theirs to begin with. They find an empty shell and move in. Kind of lika a squatter who moves into an abandoned house away from others.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 14y agoCould have been close to molting or did molt. My Hermit crabs bury themselves all the time under the sand and substrate. I think its to keep themselves warm and also to hide themselves even further. When my Hermit, buster, shed his skin and molted he buried himself for days under the sand. If you notice a skin like substance in your tank you can officially say they shed their skin. Keep the skin in their because they eat it.
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∙ 13y agoIt means they are getting bigger or they are freshly molted. Your crab should go near a slightly bigger shell, and move to that shell. Shells are their homes. Your hermit crabs shouldent leave from their shells, unless they are moving. Dont force them to get out or it could cause serious damage. Hope this will help.
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∙ 14y agoThere are a couple different reasons for this. One is maybe to get cooler. But most likely it is because they are getting ready to molt. That is when they shed their skin, and get new skin and maybe grow a bit bigger. Whatever you do, do NOT dig up your hermit crab!
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∙ 13y agoThey leave from their shell once in awhile, because they are getting bigger or they have freshly molted, and need a new home. The crab will go in a slightly bigger shell. Hermit crabs dont leave their shells. they are always in them unless they move shells.
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∙ 12y agoSo that they can molt in peace. Their life consists of eating "normal food", sleeping, crawling, burrowing, molting, eating "old dead skin", eating "normal food", sleeping, crawling, burrowing, molting, eating "old dead skin".....repeat over & over & over.
If their human adds a saltwater aquarium, then they will lay eggs somewhere in that sequence.
Otherwise it remains the same life cycle.
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∙ 15y agoit means they are molting or diging for fun its as simple as that
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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 if it your hermit crab stays in its shell?
It is a sign of insecurity and or tiredness
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
