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| Crab came out of it's shell, a little worried... | 11/18/2009 | LolaGranola |
Q: So I got 2 pet hermit crabs the other day, and so did my sister. We bought one big tank for them, ...
A: What is the size of the tank? Why don't you put the shell-less crab in the littler tank? What is the ...
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| Hermit Crab molting to often | 11/18/2009 | LolaGranola |
Q: My Purple Pincher crab seems to be molting to often. the last time he did was in spring time around ...
A: It's a little soon but not too bad. I would make sure you are offering him plenty of calcium and ...
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| is my crab molting? | 11/13/2009 | LolaGranola |
Q: my crab, Rocky has ben burying himself for at least 2 days. i suspected he was molting, but i ...
A: Is he your only crab? If he is, then he's fine, if you think he is in danger of being attacked ...
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| Funny Acting Crab}} Stressed? | 11/2/2009 | LolaGranola |
Q: Okay, I have four hermit crabs, and one is currently underground. One has been acting a bit odd and ...
A: I can see why you are worried. He is either premolt or yes, there is a chance that he is having ...
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| LOSING LEGS HELP!!!!!!! | 10/21/2009 | LolaGranola |
Q: my hermit crab i purchased about 1 month ago lost 4 legs just after i bathed it i see two small legs ...
A: Do you use dechlorinated water when you bath the crab? What is the temperature? Dropping legs, ...
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| lost a claw | 10/18/2009 | LolaGranola |
Q: My son's crab just lost its large claw. He is house with another crab. Should I separate them or ...
A: Crabs drop limbs because they are under some sort of stress. You need to check to make sure you have ...
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| mildew on a crab? | 10/17/2009 | LolaGranola |
Q: I just discovered that one of my crabs has some kind of white paint-like substance on several legs ...
A: My advice to you is to make a double strength salt water solution and gently scrub those spots with ...
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| PPS and a light crab | 10/17/2009 | LolaGranola |
Q: I'm relatively new at keeping hermit crabs and I have a few questions. First, one of my crabs are ...
A: Dont' worry about the burrowing. If your crabitat humidity and temperature are between 74 and 82 the ...
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| Hermit crab molting accident? | 10/10/2009 | LolaGranola |
Q: I have three hermit crabs and all recently molted. The first one to molt either had a surface molt ...
A: This is a tough situation and I can tell you the water test doesn't always work. I had a crab that I ...
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| Molting and Injury | 10/5/2009 | LolaGranola |
Q: I have a hermit crab that recently molted about 1 1/2 weeks ago. The molt was awfull to say the ...
A: A double strength salt water bath might help. None of my crabs were injured and I'm afraid the ...
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| Molting and Injury | 10/4/2009 | LolaGranola |
Q: I have a hermit crab that recently molted about 1 1/2 weeks ago. The molt was awfull to say the ...
A: These are all very concerning. Can you describe the smell? If it is an iodine or silicone type smell ...
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| Maple Leaves | 10/4/2009 | LolaGranola |
Q: I read your suggestion about giving the crabs maple leaves and I was wondering if dried leaves would ...
A: The variety of maple doesn't matter and I've certainly offered dried and they seem to enjoy it. I ...
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| HELP!!!! | 10/2/2009 | LolaGranola |
Q: i got 2 hermit crabs in late july.In early August my hermit crab went naked and the next day i found ...
A: they cannot talk to each other through the glass. Diggin in the substrate is really really normal, ...
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| Hermit Crabs not active | 9/29/2009 | LolaGranola |
Q: Hey, I recently got two new hermit crabs after not having any for a year and noticed that these new ...
A: No, cocofiber is a popular choice and it is, in fact, what I use in my 90 gallon terrarium. My ...
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| PPS and feeding | 9/25/2009 | LolaGranola |
Q: So I just got a hermit today from the pet store and of course I didn't realize until after I got ...
A: It's not unusual for a crab not to eat constantly especially when new. Just keep offering him foods. ...
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| parasites in my hermie? | 9/24/2009 | LolaGranola |
Q: I recently purchases three hermit crabs at a Wing's store for my kids. We have created a nice ...
A: If he is not moving at all and smells like a dead fish he is most likely dead. I'm not sure what you ...
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| hermit crab alive or dead? | 9/22/2009 | LolaGranola |
Q: i've had 4 hermit crabs for a few weeks now. they all seem to be doing well. i have de-chlorinated ...
A: Does he smell like anything? You really need gauges because there is no way of knowing the true ...
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| land hermit crabs | 9/17/2009 | LolaGranola |
Q: I have 5 hermit crabs that seem to be doing quite well (I bought the first three about two months ...
A: There is no way to gauge humidity and temperature without an actual gauge. They are vital. Until you ...
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| lost hermit crab | 9/12/2009 | LolaGranola |
Q: my hermit crabs gone and my friend said they like peanut butter so i thought i'd put some out so ...
A: That's good advice and thank you for sending the photo! Place the tuna or peanut butter in the ...
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| Molting | 9/11/2009 | LolaGranola |
Q: I am very new, please bear with me. I have 3 crabs, they are less than a month in their new ...
A: They can, in fact, remain buried for weeks. It sounds like he is doing pretty well, normal activity. ...
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| Molting crab has been cannibilized by roomates | 9/8/2009 | LolaGranola |
Q: Help! I woke today to find one of my crabs in what looks like an end-stage molt. He had been dug ...
A: He needs ocean style salt water and make sure the temperature is between 74 and 82. Give him a dip ...
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| hermie water | 9/7/2009 | LolaGranola |
Q: i went shreveport and was able to get some hermit crabs . do they require salt water or is it just ...
A: All hermit crabs require fresh and salt water (both chlorine free) and deep enough for them to get ...
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| Follow-up | 9/6/2009 | LolaGranola |
Q: Since writing you last night, Hermie has lost his big purple pincher and is still hiding out, hasn't ...
A: Yes, I agree that you might try starting with humidity around 65 and slowly raising it a degree or ...
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| do hermit crabs get lonely? | 9/6/2009 | LolaGranola |
Q: I've had the same hermit crab now for many months at least 8 or 9 mths and I can't believe he's ...
A: Hermit crabs don't really have diseases that kill them or that they pass to one another except for ...
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| do hermit crabs get lonely? | 9/6/2009 | LolaGranola |
Q: I've had the same hermit crab now for many months at least 8 or 9 mths and I can't believe he's ...
A: I am less concerned about whether Mr. Crab would like a friend than I am about why your other crabs ...
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| my hermit crab is naked!! | 9/6/2009 | LolaGranola |
Q: , 2 nites ago i got home and my hermit crab has shed its exoskeliton.. yesterday i checked on it and ...
A: Take his old shell and rinse it well in dechlorinated water, really roll the water in and out of his ...
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| Hermit crab LOST!! | 9/4/2009 | LolaGranola |
Q: just recently last night i had put my hermit crab in a shoe box and a few hours later he had gone ...
A: Why was your crab in a shoe box? Crabs need to have a carefully monitored habitat to live in with ...
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| New crab inactive, not eating, and not burying | 9/3/2009 | LolaGranola |
Q: I brought home a hermie (purple pincher) from the beach less than 5 days ago. I didn't know anything ...
A: Generally a crab that comes home takes several weeks to adjust. That is why I always joke that you ...
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| hermit crab | 8/27/2009 | LolaGranola |
Q: I recently bought a pet hermit crab.. i read somewhere that i need to get another one or they will ...
A: Though I don't know if I have ever run across a documented case of a crab dying because he did not ...
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| Hermit Crabs | 8/26/2009 | LolaGranola |
Q: One of our hermit crabs started to molt and his skeleton is hanging out of the shell the other one ...
A: Wood shavings are not a good thing for crabitats. They mold and if they are cedar or pine based, ...
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| Help sick crab | 8/24/2009 | LolaGranola |
Q: My hermit crab Cali has lived with me 6 years with no problems. Last night I noticed she was ...
A: It sounds like she is pre-molt. Is she eating a lot? As for the light, a 12/12 day night cycle is ...
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| Baby | 8/24/2009 | LolaGranola |
Q: My daughter has two hermit crabs. One just died and I personally disposed of it, but left the shell ...
A: Your daughter's hermit crab did not die, it molted. It shed it's exoskeleton to become a larger ...
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| wet sand | 8/22/2009 | LolaGranola |
Q: when my hermit crab (tree crab type) moves about his tank at night, he spills his water into his ...
A: As long as the sand doesn't become totally saturated with water, where you have standing water in ...
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| Please help! | 8/22/2009 | LolaGranola |
Q: I bought my son 4 hermit crabs and they've settled in well, they are in a 15 gallon tank. One of the ...
A: Generally you should never rebury a crab. However, if you had only had him for two days, it was much ...
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| molting help | 8/20/2009 | LolaGranola |
Q: I need your help please. I bought two hermit crabs yesterday and one of them has already changed ...
A: Shell changing is very common for a new crab. It doesn't necessarily mean he will molt. I am ...
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| broken claw | 8/17/2009 | LolaGranola |
Q: and the claw that the tip broke off is very red. i don't know what to do. the tank is a good size ...
A: Your crab can survive and repair her broken claw. I am worried about your crabitat though. Gravel is ...
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| Different types of water & food | 8/16/2009 | LolaGranola |
Q: i need help, i bought a hermit crab at a small market yesterday before leaving the beach in ...
A: You need to dechlorinate your water even though it is well water. Do not feed the copper sulfate ...
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| MOLT! URGENT!!! | 8/13/2009 | LolaGranola |
Q: I sent in a question about a mass molt. I heard that it is good to check and make sure that they are ...
A: While they are briefly smaller after a molt, they are eventually larger as that is the purpose of a ...
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| hermet crab babies | 8/12/2009 | LolaGranola |
Q: my hermit crab recently had babied i know that there were three i put small shells in there but one ...
A: I'm sorry. I'm not sure what has happened in your tank, but your crab didn't have babies. Crabs lay ...
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| Our poor hermies! | 8/6/2009 | LolaGranola |
Q: I hope you can help us. I let my 12-year-old daughter purchase a couple of hermits in Pigeon Forge ...
A: What type of substrate do you use? I've never heard of using a steam rag and I'm not sure I would ...
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