My one hermit crab is not moving, eating or drinking.

Jrycroft · Post by **Jrycroft** » Tue Sep 18, 2012 9:50 am

Hey my one crab who was the most active when I got him had been hiding in the cave for days and has not been out to eat or drink. And is very sluggish. What can I do??

54chevy · Post by **54chevy** » Tue Sep 18, 2012 11:13 am

He might be slwing down and getting ready to molt. I have heard people feeding them honey or peanut butter to "jump start" them. offer them the best foods you have (protein, calcium etc.) and also make sure you have fresh water and fresh salt water. If this is pre molt then he needs the extra good food and water anyway. And if it is something else he will appreciate it.

I hope he gets better.

Happy Crabber · Post by **Happy Crabber** » Tue Sep 18, 2012 11:41 am

Just make sure your conditions are all correct and that he has lots of protien and calcium foods to munch on. Then let him have some alone time in the hut for as long as he needs. He may be coming out at night.

Good luck!

Jrycroft · Post by **Jrycroft** » Tue Sep 18, 2012 4:10 pm

I have been checking if he is coming out at night and watch if he has moved and so on. Has not eat or drank anything or moved from the hut. Conditions are all good. Will keep tabs on him.

Rocky · Post by **Rocky** » Tue Sep 18, 2012 11:42 pm

He might be gearing down for a molt, as previously mentioned. You could try to tempt him out with stinky seafood or honey or a favorite food of his, just for one quick snack before he goes down (if that's what he's doing)
Is he fully or partially buried in the cocohut or just inside it on top of the substrate? I'd block off the entrance with a shell or something, just in case he's pulling a molt in the cocohut

Good luck! Keep us updated

Jrycroft · Post by **Jrycroft** » Wed Sep 19, 2012 12:12 am

I took him out of the hut to try and hand feed him. He was just sitting on top in the hut. I sat him in the salt water dish to assess his activness. He got super active and I put him by his food and he seemed to eat a bit. Since then he has been sitting around out of the hut. So think he is perking up a bit? Guess we will see in the next day or so

Rocky · Post by **Rocky** » Wed Sep 19, 2012 12:15 am

That's great!

He was probably just having a rest in the hut

Sometimes mine will conk out for a few hours or even a few days and then they'll just go about their business as usual.

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