HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Crabs move around when they are underground, so there is a good chance he isn't where he was LOL. Removing items that are partially buried can disrupt and collapse molting caves, which could harm a crab if in a vulnerable part of the molt. If you have PPs, they are fine with shallow pools - they can...

I am not certain I completely understand. One is partly buried and one is totally buried?
What are you using for substrate, and how deep is it?
What are your temp and humidity readings?
How long have you had the crabs?

No problem at all - I should have posted the link for you!

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To clarify - he was buried for a while, and came back up on his own? And now he has not changed shells? A crab won't always change shells before or after a molt. Sometimes the shell still fits just fine, so they have no reason to change. If you didn't dig him up, and he came up on his own, then he i...

Oh that is great to hear! Thanks for the update!

If it had been just a couple of days, it is unlikely that he would have been molting - so I would think he could just push the sand back out of the way if he wanted to. Otherwise, he would have likely made a nice little cave, as long as the sub was a good consistency.

My 40 gallon had a thick plexi glass lid - it was strong enough that the cats (well not the big chonky one, but the others) could sleep on it. My current 65 gallon tank has a home-made thin plastic-y thing. So I put an old wooden shelf on top of that to hold the cats.

SeaChem Prime is a commonly used brand of dechlorinator, but there are other brands that are effective too. Same with Instant Ocean - it is commonly used but there are other brands of marine salt. The 'water' care sheet has all the names, if you are looking for a different brand.

Welcome back - the little crabbos are kind of addictive, eh?!

Did you check out the nutrition care sheet? There is a pyramid that shows how much of each food group crabs need, that might be helpful for you.

The emergency template would give us more info to be able to help problem solve for you.
Did you dig up the crabs, or did they come to the surface and then die?

Thanks for all the updates! It sounds like you have things totally under control. It does sound like she had finished his molt, and was just eating the exo. If he had surface molted, we would say to wait until a crab is moving around normally to put them with the other crabs again. I would say a sim...

Vinegar and water. Vinegar is totally safe to use around crabs, and makes a great window / floor/ surface cleaner. For dusting I just use a microfiber cloth, sometimes slightly damp depending on how dry my house is.

I had my crabs in a ten gallon for the first 2 or 3 years, then a 20 gallon for another 2 or 3 years - and both of those had plastic wrap instead of lids. I had to keep the door firmly closed at all times, so the cats didn't try to sleep inside those tanks! LOL!

Oh yeah, those Pure Bites are good!