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How do you do it?
Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2021 10:50 am
by Jlmills525
This is my first hermie.. i've been scouring the forums regarding care, habitats, behavior etc...
I THINK he's gone under to molt.. and it's only been a few days... but HOW DO YOU HANDLE THE UNCERTAINTY?!?L
LOL
My husband calls me Elmira because I'm so obsessed with my pets... I keep sniffing his tank for any sign of fish odor.. gaaaahhhh!
Re: How do you do it?
Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2021 10:56 am
by myllkti
This was so hard!! My first hermit molted for MONTHS as his first molt (he was fairly big when we got him) and frankly I still don’t know how to not worry XD. Keep hanging in there though, and remember that this is natural! They know what they’re doing
(well complications could arise but usually it’s totally fine!!) Good luck to you and your crabbie hehe
Re: How do you do it?
Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2021 7:57 pm
by JoeHermits
Dealing with absent hermits in a nutshell…
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Re: How do you do it?
Posted: Tue Sep 28, 2021 8:05 pm
by Jlmills525
Wake up safe little buddy
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How do you do it?
Posted: Sun Oct 03, 2021 9:05 am
by Jlmills525
Still down
But no dead fish smell….still waiting
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Re: How do you do it?
Posted: Sun Oct 03, 2021 1:45 pm
by JTKermie
I don't know the details of your setup and substrate but if that's all good, that's half the battle!
I hear you though on keeping the faith. I've got two 29gal setups going. Each with 3 small hermies. All 6 seem to be down as I've had zero signs of activity for days. Even prior to that, I'd only see 2 of them active.
Re: How do you do it?
Posted: Mon Oct 04, 2021 5:49 am
by Danac68
I have 4 teenies that are all down molting so I feel you. I feel like as tiny as they are, they should have been back back now. It’s been a month and no smell or anything, so I just have to wait and know they are doing what they naturally do. It is tough though.
Re: How do you do it?
Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2021 8:22 pm
by Jlmills525
He’s UP!
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Re: How do you do it?
Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2021 9:21 pm
by Jlmills525
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Re: How do you do it?
Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2021 9:27 pm
by JoeHermits
Nice!
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Re: How do you do it?
Posted: Fri Nov 12, 2021 9:58 am
by loveFoof
Yay!! Eugene is such a cute crab!
Re: How do you do it?
Posted: Fri Nov 12, 2021 12:41 pm
by CrabbyLover77
Adorable!
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Re: How do you do it?
Posted: Sun Nov 21, 2021 11:42 am
by Motörcrab
I think molts are more stressful on us than the crabs. Not really but it sure seems that way! We always worry when we don't see a crab for a while. We look at it now like we have you everything you need, proper conditions, waters, balanced diet, enrichment, the rest is up to you little dude!
Glad to see your guy came back up!
Joe's meme sums it up fairly well.
Re: How do you do it?
Posted: Sun Nov 21, 2021 2:05 pm
by Hermiecrab
Awwww, welcome up lil crabby!
