hermit crab seems to have molted in a span of a few days?
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hermit crab seems to have molted in a span of a few days?
I'm not really sure if it actually molted, but since I can see an exoskeleton through the glass and I can see its antennas flickering with a new body, I think it did. Every website says that molting takes a long time which is why I'm confused since my hermit crab only started a few days ago and now it seems almost ready to be on the move again. I have not disturbed it and it has been isolated.
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Re: hermit crab seems to have molted in a span of a few days?
Did your crab molt on the surface?
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Re: hermit crab seems to have molted in a span of a few days?
yes. idk why he didn't choose to go farther down. he like half buried himself in a corner right next to the glass.
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Re: hermit crab seems to have molted in a span of a few days?
Hmmm....a surface molt means that something may not be right in your tank conditions.
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Re: hermit crab seems to have molted in a span of a few days?
The actual shedding process is really quick, just a couple of hours. It's the build up to shedding, and the recovery after, that takes so long. Tiny crabs can be done and moving in under a week, but most crabs need a recovery period of a few weeks to get back to normal. This is why they dig down and stay down for a month or more.
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Re: hermit crab seems to have molted in a span of a few days?
ok, thanks for the help guys