Twice in Two Weeks?

JessieMarie · 03-25-2008, 06:46 PM

I doubt that hes actually molting, but my crabbie that just came up from a molt last week has burried down again. I'm positive he molted the first time, because his colour is different and when he went down he was missing pieces of leg that he has now grown back. Should I be worried? What could he possibly be doing?

hermie101 · 03-25-2008, 08:02 PM

sometime hermit crabs just like to dig. its nothing to be woried about. he should come back up to the surface soon.

krackersmom2 · 03-25-2008, 10:01 PM

They like to play "Hide and Seek" just to stress us out

JessieMarie · 03-25-2008, 10:46 PM

The worst part is, the 3 that are down have all decided to go down beside eachother, and I'm scared they might have come across eachother's holes or caved eachother in. Of all the open sand area, they all pick the same spot. And they go down just far enough from the glass that they don't give me a nice view. *pulls out hair* UGH.

Yadokari · 03-26-2008, 01:41 AM

They'll be fine, so don't stress it. Fights while molting or buried are not as common as people may think. I've had MANY crabs molt next to each other or inside small areas (like the shower caddy) and no casualties come from it.

The only reason it may seem "common" to find injury from molters being attacked is because those are the more popular threads created by people. No one really makes a "YAY SUCCESS IN A MOLT" thread because it's usually not that interesting unless something major changed. Basically, don't let the 'hermit crab media' distort your mind and make you worry about molts and possible attacks. They're natural, they may be vulnerable, but casualties are very uncommon and should NOT be stressed over.

hermie 5 · 03-26-2008, 07:27 AM

I have 2 crabs that I have only seen a couple of times. I think some crabs just like to live under the sand. Thats why I ended up with more crabs than I actually need, because I like to see activity!!! hehe

WizKidsMom · 03-29-2008, 08:11 PM

Molly went down for a couple of days after surfacing from a molt. I think she was checking to make sure she was still in a good place, then went down to relax.

Hildegarde · 04-06-2008, 06:18 PM

Yadokari is absolutely right. And I too have crabs that come up from a moult and then in a day or two go back down to chill.

They've been around enough to know what they're doing.

03-25-2008, 06:46 PM	#1 (permalink)
JessieMarie "Never Molted" Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Vancouver B.C. Posts: 37	Twice in Two Weeks? I doubt that hes actually molting, but my crabbie that just came up from a molt last week has burried down again. I'm positive he molted the first time, because his colour is different and when he went down he was missing pieces of leg that he has now grown back. Should I be worried? What could he possibly be doing? __________________ 2 Es - Princess Repunzle, John Mayer 1 PP - Arnold R.I.P. Napoleon

03-25-2008, 08:02 PM	#2 (permalink)
hermie101 (Micro Crab) Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: richmond hill ,GA Posts: 100	Re: Twice in Two Weeks? sometime hermit crabs just like to dig. its nothing to be woried about. he should come back up to the surface soon. __________________ 12 PP's: Harly, Harry, Haley, Harvey, Lumpy, mouse, keller,carmel, bruser, tiny, violet, coco 2 ecuadorians: copper,cobalt

03-25-2008, 10:01 PM	#3 (permalink)
krackersmom2 (Large Crab) Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: South TX (near the beach) Posts: 1,128	Re: Twice in Two Weeks? They like to play "Hide and Seek" just to stress us out __________________ 12 PP's: Spooky, Baby, Flash, Rocky, Herbie, Violet, Fester, Zeus, Neptune, Mars, Luna and Misterie R.I.P:Hercules and Apollo

03-25-2008, 10:46 PM	#4 (permalink)
JessieMarie "Never Molted" Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Vancouver B.C. Posts: 37	Re: Twice in Two Weeks? The worst part is, the 3 that are down have all decided to go down beside eachother, and I'm scared they might have come across eachother's holes or caved eachother in. Of all the open sand area, they all pick the same spot. And they go down just far enough from the glass that they don't give me a nice view. pulls out hair UGH. __________________ 2 Es - Princess Repunzle, John Mayer 1 PP - Arnold R.I.P. Napoleon

03-26-2008, 01:41 AM	#5 (permalink)
Yadokari (Small Crab) Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 297	Re: Twice in Two Weeks? They'll be fine, so don't stress it. Fights while molting or buried are not as common as people may think. I've had MANY crabs molt next to each other or inside small areas (like the shower caddy) and no casualties come from it. The only reason it may seem "common" to find injury from molters being attacked is because those are the more popular threads created by people. No one really makes a "YAY SUCCESS IN A MOLT" thread because it's usually not that interesting unless something major changed. Basically, don't let the 'hermit crab media' distort your mind and make you worry about molts and possible attacks. They're natural, they may be vulnerable, but casualties are very uncommon and should NOT be stressed over.

03-26-2008, 07:27 AM	#6 (permalink)
hermie 5 "Preparing For First Molt" Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: michigan Posts: 133	Re: Twice in Two Weeks? I have 2 crabs that I have only seen a couple of times. I think some crabs just like to live under the sand. Thats why I ended up with more crabs than I actually need, because I like to see activity!!! hehe

03-29-2008, 08:11 PM	#7 (permalink)
WizKidsMom "Second Molt In Progress" Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 482	Re: Twice in Two Weeks? Molly went down for a couple of days after surfacing from a molt. I think she was checking to make sure she was still in a good place, then went down to relax. __________________ WizKidsMom (Cheryl) WizKidsPics 9 PPs & 3 E's

04-06-2008, 06:18 PM	#8 (permalink)
Hildegarde "Preparing For Third Molt" Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Gainesville, Florida Posts: 791	Re: Twice in Two Weeks? Yadokari is absolutely right. And I too have crabs that come up from a moult and then in a day or two go back down to chill. They've been around enough to know what they're doing. __________________ The Kids: Big Momma, Bwana, BiBi, Honey, Aggie, Stretch, Sparky, Houdini, Tang, Zeke & Izzie; The Big Guys: Kaiser, Mo-de-law', Belle & SuzyQ; and our 15 new Little Ones; all PPs and our baby Es: Killer, Ol' Yeller, Scooter, Mr. Greenjeans, Orange and our tiny Smidgen.

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