hermit crab

cmiani2002 · 11/21/2006, 04:26 PM

time for my "stupid" question of the day.

I have an hermit crab that now looks like a snail....it has been very inactive all morning long , and eventually stuck the glass just like a snail would do, actually looks like a snail at this point...
is it part of a cycle? molt? or the poor crab is sick and dieing????

alizarin · 11/21/2006, 05:39 PM

If he just molted he'll hide in his shell and not feed so much for a day or two. He's probably fine unless you see other things wrong with the tank too - they're pretty hardy little creatures except when it comes to fighting eachother.

bpd964 · 11/21/2006, 05:43 PM

hermit should be ok.. if he is dying, you will know in a few days when his body is floating outside the shell..

11/21/2006, 04:26 PM	#1
cmiani2002 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: So Cal Posts: 74	hermit crab time for my "stupid" question of the day. I have an hermit crab that now looks like a snail....it has been very inactive all morning long , and eventually stuck the glass just like a snail would do, actually looks like a snail at this point... is it part of a cycle? molt? or the poor crab is sick and dieing????

11/21/2006, 05:39 PM	#2
alizarin Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 869	If he just molted he'll hide in his shell and not feed so much for a day or two. He's probably fine unless you see other things wrong with the tank too - they're pretty hardy little creatures except when it comes to fighting eachother.

11/21/2006, 05:43 PM	#3
bpd964 Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Bridgeport, CT Posts: 2,237	hermit should be ok.. if he is dying, you will know in a few days when his body is floating outside the shell..