How many crabs are in the tank and about how large are they? How many extra shells are usually kept in the tank, if any? Have there been any fumes or chemicals near the crabitat recently? How often do you clean the tank and how? Are sponges used in the water dish? If so, how are they cleaned? Has anything new been added to your crabitat recently?
Is there any other information you would like to share that might be helpful anything that is regularly part of your crab care, playtime, bathing, etc. I've only seen him twice since i brought him home but he liked being talked to and swimming in his little pond area but he's not dong anything now.
Please describe the emergency situation in detail. He hasn't moved since. Last edited by fenixfir. I got him a friend because i thought it might help coax him out but that ones buried itself to and i just got him today. Im not sure what to do. It was tragic. Poor thing. Good luck. My first one, Sebastian, I've never had one before or known anyone who's had one.
It is completely normal. A few things I would do is get your substrate up to at least 6 inches. They need the substrate to dig down and molt. The other thing is - get rid of the sponge. It is not needed and will only create bacteria. If you do want a sponge for them to chew on. Then just put a small dry clean piece in the tank.
Personally if I had one losing legs I probably would not have put another one in with it just in case it's sick. When they are losing legs that usually isn't a good sign. But a lot of crabs have recovered from losing legs so don't give up yet. Good luck! So, no sea sponge?
Post by soilentgringa » Thu Aug 18, am Hi! Mod Check out our care guides. For instance, calves frequently develop "shipping fever" pneumonia, birds pluck out their feathers, and hermit crabs sometimes lose their spindly legs.
While shedding one or two appendages isn't fatal for these crustaceans they eventually grow back , it's important to make sure your pet settles into its new home as quickly as possible.
Next, fill your crab's enclosure with a four-inch layer of clean sand or gravel, a variety of rocks or shells to climb on and hide in, and two water dishes — one fresh, one salt both chlorine-free — in which to submerge itself. Country Life. Design Ideas. Home Maintenance. When a hermit crab is stressed to the point of losing limbs he will isolate himself from other hermit crabs in his tank.
It is best to isolate him if he doesn't do so himself in a separate tank under the necessary conditions his habitat demands, so he can be comfortable and not feel the need to compete with other crabs for food.
Some people mistake the loss of limbs for the molting process. Molting is when your hermit crab has outgrown its exoskeleton and sheds it — not when it loses limbs.
A hermit crab becomes stressed if you do not accurately recreate his habitat. His drinking water should be free of chlorine. Temperature fluctuations will stress out a hermit crab, as will extreme temperatures, so make sure the tank is neither too hot nor too cold. Heat lamps and heat rocks may be to blame, as could the lack of places for him to burrow or hide. He could be lonely — hermit crabs are social creatures so he might need a friend or three.
Bathing or misting your hermit crab too often could also be stressing him out.
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