Switching shells
Posted: Sat Jun 21, 2025 11:53 am
Good afternoon!
I’m a newer hermit crab owner and am concerned. We recently lost a crab after a molt. He was doing amazingly and then next thing you know he passed away. Prior to his molt he was changing shells frequently and went back into his old shell. I now have another crab who is changing shells and going back to his old one. I have hundreds of extra shells in various sizes and shapes in their tank. I’m not sure what else to do. I don’t want to lose another crab. I measured his shell opening and made sure there were several shells within an 1/8-1/4” bigger. Is there anything else that I can do? Maybe there are too many shells in the habitat?
I’m a newer hermit crab owner and am concerned. We recently lost a crab after a molt. He was doing amazingly and then next thing you know he passed away. Prior to his molt he was changing shells frequently and went back into his old shell. I now have another crab who is changing shells and going back to his old one. I have hundreds of extra shells in various sizes and shapes in their tank. I’m not sure what else to do. I don’t want to lose another crab. I measured his shell opening and made sure there were several shells within an 1/8-1/4” bigger. Is there anything else that I can do? Maybe there are too many shells in the habitat?