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10/11/2010, 09:46 AM
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Hermit crab molting, remove it or keep in the tank?
My hermit crab molted last night, and I am wondering if I should remove the exoskeleton from the tank or leave it in. If I leave it in, how long should I leave it in there? Will he munch on it for nutrition? Thank you in advance for your suggestions.
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10/11/2010, 10:47 AM
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You can leave it. It won't hurt anything and will breakdown in time. I don't bother pulling out my hermit molts. Sometimes i will grab the cleaner shrimp molts, but they are large and often get stuck on the side of my powerheads.
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10/11/2010, 11:22 AM
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How big is the tank? If it's super small, it may be beneficial to remove it (admittedly probably not by much). I think the point here is that it's a bigger deal in a 1g pico than a 300g reef
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10/11/2010, 11:22 AM
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I just leave em also.
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10/11/2010, 12:39 PM
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It's a 20 gallon tank, and only have 2 crabs, sea urchin, clown, and dragonet.
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10/11/2010, 12:39 PM
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Remove it.
It is never a good idea to leave dead tissue in your tank if it can be removed.
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10/11/2010, 12:51 PM
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I just leave it in because it looks pretty cool
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