Another molt for my tiny?

[guesswhotakescareofem]

Pee-Wee molted in march-succesfully thank goodness-but now she has taken to burying herself every day. Could she possibly be about to molt again so soon? She's my most personable hermie, but lately we have to dig to find her. Previous to her march molt she was missing one of her legs, which grew back nicely. How often do the tiny ones molt?

[Hildegarde]

First of all, even with the best intentions, digging her up is a bad idea. If she wants to go down for a few days and you keep stopping her, that is not a good thing.

Tiny ones can moult at least once a month. So, please let her do her thing on her own time schedule and she'll probably spend a bit more time above ground, but if she does'nt, she may just one of those crabs that prefers the downtime be under, rather than on top, the substrate.

[Lukems]

Originally Posted by Hildegarde

First of all, even with the best intentions, digging her up is a bad idea. If she wants to go down for a few days and you keep stopping her, that is not a good thing.

Tiny ones can moult at least once a month. So, please let her do her thing on her own time schedule and she'll probably spend a bit more time above ground, but if she does'nt, she may just one of those crabs that prefers the downtime be under, rather than on top, the substrate.

Yeah I agree, Ive had some bad times with that. =( But also to pinpoint Why shes doing that, How long ago that she molted, It may even be she just wants to play!

[guesswhotakescareofem]

Thanks for the replies-I'll just let her do her thing. She has been topside today so it's nice to see her.

[krackersmom2]

I have a small, Rocky that is up and down. I won't see him all day and all of a sudden, there he is. My small crabs seem to be up and down more frequently than the med to jumbo crabs. I've gotten used to it, so I'm not so anxious when I don't see someone for a while.

[guesswhotakescareofem]

Good to know krackersmom! I have wondered if maybe it's just a trait of the little ones. She's the only one who buries herself.

[Hildegarde]

I'm sure a number of members have heard this, but since you're new, you need to know the first rule of hermit crab' behavior:


THEY ARE GONNA DO WHAT THEY WANNA DO WHEN THEY WANNA DO IT!

[silver616]

One of my smallest crabs molted about once a month for the first few months and now is one of my bigger crabs (and by bigger I mean a medium sized crab...i tend to like the real little guys). Even though molting is stressful for the crabs, I took it as a good sign that she was getting a lot of nutrients and growing quickly in a good environment.

[Lukems]

Originally Posted by Hildegarde

I'm sure a number of members have heard this, but since you're new, you need to know the first rule of hermit crab' behavior:


THEY ARE GONNA DO WHAT THEY WANNA DO WHEN THEY WANNA DO IT!

ROFL, That IS SOOOO True!