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The best thing to do is leave it alone. Make sure you have at least 3 inches of substrate (sand; coconut bedding; etc.) to molt/also known as shedding it's outer skin. Once your hermit crab is finished molting do NOT remove it's previous exoskeleton. Hermit crabs eat their old exoskeleton so their new exoskeleton will harden. Make sure your hermit crab is in an isolated tank (meaning there are no other crabs in the tank) during the molting process. Once your hermit crab has finished the entire molting process, let him rest for a while in the isolated tank and when it's up and moving again you can put your hermit crab back into its normal page
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∙ 14y agoYou should not touch it or else you will harm him. And you should make sure he has clean water and food when he is molting because it he comes out he will need them.
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∙ 14y agoleave where the crayfish is dark as much as possible the reduce stress and leave its sheaded exoskeleton in there for about a week it will eat it for nutrients
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∙ 13y agoYou should get rid of the excess waste (e.g; put it in the bin). But whatever you do, don't put the crab in the bin!
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What would happen if a hermit crab dug a hole in the sand and went in it?
Nothing really. It is probably molting or just trying to get some shade. Look up " What should you do when your hermit crab is molting? " for what to do when your hermit crab is molting. Or just type in " molting " to know what molting is.
Do the hermit crab get stiff when molting?
no
How long will your hermit crab be under the sand molting?
It will usually be molting for a month or two. It's important that you try to leave your crab alone when it's molting.
When is the molting period for a hermit crab?
i think it was 10 years
Why is your hermit crab white when dead?
No, it is most likely molting.
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. :)
Do you have to isolate a molting hermit crab if it can burrow in the cage it already is in?
some of them
Why is my hermit crab naked?
Your Hermit Crab is not naked it is just molting into a different shell,mostly a bigger one.So don't be suprised if he/she is "naked".
What do you do if your Hermit Crabs loose legs?
you don't need to do anything a hermit crab will do it itself. if a hermit crab losses a leg it will grow back. it will grow back after molting.
If you have 2 hermit crabs and 1 is molting should you move the hermit crab that is not moving to a different cage?
yes you should because if you don't the other one will eat the molter
Whats a molting hermit crab?
it means that it is time for it to grow and will change it's shell when it is done. If you see the shedded exoskeleton, DO NOT REMOVE IT because the hermit crab will be hungry and will eat the exoskeleton for calcium. my hermit crab is eating his molted claw right now... kinda wierd though
Can you add another hermit crab while your other one is molting?
No, you cannot. You have to put them in separate cages when they' re molting.
