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How does the hermit crab grow?
As it molts, it will grow. :)
Is a fiddler crab's body hard or soft after it molts?
Soft.
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.
Is mold on crab shells bad for you?
no mold on crab shells is not bad for you but it is bad for the crab
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.
How does a Hermit Crab grow?
there skin grows and then they change their shells so make sure you have plenty of shells in different shapes and sizes
How often does a hermit crab change shells?
When ever a hermit crab grows out of its old shell it finds a new one to call home. There is no set amount of times a hermit crab will change its shells. The hermit crab will only change shells if it has grown to big for its original one. Otherwise, the hermit crab will not change shells. It all depends on the hermit crab's growth rate and size.
What type of crab lives in the shells of other fish?
A crab that lives in the shells of other shell fish is called a hermit crab.
Do crabs shells fall of?
No hermit crabs inspect a new shell inside of their cage the they pull them self out of the shell and then drop them self into a new shell. there are videos on youtube.com of crabs changing shells. so provide your crab with extra shells. i am a hermit crab owner i have watched my crabs change shells it is called molting.
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.
How does a hermit crab reproduce?
They probably come out of their shells to do it, but no crab has reproduced in captivity.
