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It would depend on why it came off, and that question can be hard to answer. If it came off because of stress, the crab is usually too far gone to recover, and will keep losing limbs until it dies.
If it came off because of a fight, the crab has a good chance of living as long as the environment in your habitat is suitable for the crab to recover in. This means deep, moist sand, proper heat and humidity, etc.
If it came off because the crab was stuck somewhere and broke it in attempt to free itself, the crab will probably be just fine. See above paragraph to make sure you have decent conditions.
If the crab lost it in a bad molt, it will probably survive. See two paragraphs up.
As long as the crab has one claw, it will eat just fine, and will regrow it in the next molt so long as your conditions allow the molt to be successful.
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Will a hermit crab die if it loses a leg or pincher?
It depends on how healthy the hermit crab is in my opinion
What hermit crab kind is the best?
purple pincher hermit crabs, you can tell this crab apart from other because they have a purple pincher. these need fresh water so the water we drink is the water they need to drink all other type of hermit crabs need salt water
Why are hermit crab's big pincher purple?
Because when they pee thrugh their antanas they get it on their selfs and get infected
What kind of crabs could you find at PetSmart?
Normally the hermit crab is the only one kept as a pet.
Types of crabs?
There are aquatic and land hermit crabs. Some land hermies are the Purple Pincher (PP & the most common) and the strawberry hermit crab.
Can a land hermit crab survive in a classroom?
yes, land hermit's can live in class rooms.
How does a hermit crab drink water?
It takes its smaller pincher, scoops up the water and pours it into its mouth. This is how they bathe themselves as well.
Can a red clawed crab survive if you feed it hermit crab food?
Yes they are scranvengers
Why is my hermit crab's eyes white?
Your hermit crab is pink because it just molted. hermit crabs are vertibrates which means they need to molt to grow. hermit crabs burrow underground to molt and stay their for a week to months.
What species of hermit crab is the most popular?
If you go to buy hermit crabs at a store, you're most likely getting purple pincher crabs (also called Caribbean Crabs)
Can a land hermit crab survive underwater?
No they can go under for about a minute.
What does it mean if your hermit crab has 1 purple claw?
well i just got a hermt crab and it said on the sheet to let him bath in water so i did butt then all of a sudden his big claw turned purple dose any one know what you think might have happened
