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your hermit crabs are burrowing because they are about to molt. hermit crabs have exoskeletons so they have to molt or shed their exoskeleton to grow. so they dig underground to do that because hermies are vunrable they will stay underground to weeks to months NEVER dig them up. you know if they are dead if you smell rotting egg.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 14y agoThey do so to get privacy, but sometimes it is because they are preparing to molt, Never dig up a buried crab. They also do it sometimes when it is too warm or too cold.
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How many hermit crabs is too many hermit crabs?
A lot
Are hermit crabs herbavores?
No, Hermit Crabs are omnivores.
What Enemies Do Hermit Crabs Have?
fish and bigger hermit crabs
Do Hermit Crabs Have Antennas?
Yes hermit crabs have antennas.
Are hermit crabs death?
No hermit crabs are small and friendly
What are the hermit crabs preditors?
sea birds, fish, octopuses, crabs, and other hermit crabs
Can hermit crabs kill moon crabs?
it deppends on how big the hermit crabs and the moon crabs are but if the hermit crab is bigger youv'e got your self a dead moon crab
Is salt bad for hermit crabs?
no i had hermit crabs and had salt it didn't hurt them
Do hermit crabs use meiosis?
Hermit crabs use meiosis to reproduce
Can cats eat hermit crabs?
yes
Can hermit crabs kill crabs?
no
Are hermit crabs sea creatures?
hermit crabs are not true crabs, but are more closely related to shrimps. I read it in a book!Hermit crabs are more closely related to squat lobstersand porcelain crabs than they are to true crabs.Adding on to that, yes, Hermit crabs are very similar to true crabs. They are closely related, but not as closely as the aforementioned creatures.
