Peep hole!

[sabmurf]

Originally Posted by Stephen2342

Both of my hermies have been buried for about 2 weeks. And I've been so concerned. They're both fairly new, though, so I understand. But today I woke up and Tiki had dug out a hole right next to the side of the tank! I was so excited. I got to see her/him (haven't been able to sex this one yet...) and his/her shell. I couldn't tell if s/he was in it or not, though. I didn't see Kauai but I'm sure he's down there somewhere. Just wanted to share this exciting bit of news. I got a few pics too! I'll upload them to photobucket.

One of my two crabs just did this the other day. One day it was there the next gone. So a few days have gone by and I decided to move the habitat to a location where I could look under the tank. When I looked up I could see one of the crabs and It looked reddish pink. Should I be concerned?

[kittyosu]

One of my medium PP's is molting on the side of the tank where I can see her. I don't know if she'll stay there or move but I love looking at her. I try not to do it too much as to stress her out. She is down to the bottom of the tank - at least 6 inches, just sitting there not doing much. She has been there for about a week now. I hope I get to watch her molt, that would be so cool!

[WizKidsMom]

Sabmurf - is it more red or more pink? After a molt, they are pink and hairy with sharp nails on their legs.
If he is more red - that means he is healthy and you are feeding him well.

[Mommy2Crabs]

Thats soo awesome! Congratulations! I have 6 down right now, it's my first time for a molt. 2 of mine are due any day to come up. They have been down for a month now. I saw one the other day while I was looking under the tank. They are small crabs, how come they aren't up yet? Anyone know????

[Maddy]

Originally Posted by Frogs_n_Flowers

I don't know if this will help or not but my babies love to see me so when I hold them they come way out of there shells, and I just turn them upside down for a second so they are hanging and you can see, It's harder to see on the smaller crabs but the big ones you can see quite easily.


Oh and congrats on the molt Stephen, I wish mine would molt....waiting patently....

It is hard to sex the small ones! Nemo and Berry are both pretty small so it's really hard to sex em!