why did my hermit crab die????

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HELP!! i woke up this morning and found 1 of my hermit crabs dead i picked it up and found that its stomach had been eaten and i see his spine. when i picked it up, i see his head dangling from the neck, ....how did this happen? i also have 2 other hermit crabs can they be affected my this too?? but i know its not food because i already fed them!!

erins_kotybear · Accepted Answer

It just sounds like the crabs killed the one. Check out

http://www.hermit-crabs.com/aggression.html

for more specific reasons why this happened and why crabs can kill each other. I'm pretty sure the one didn't die from a contagious disease. Make sure they have heat and are in a humid "crabitat"!

brandi9976 · Answer

Sounds like 1 or both of your other crabs attacked that one.  To prevent this in the future make sure you are feeding them proteins like peanut butter, beef, chicken, fish, cooked pork.  (Mine love raw hamburger)

Joe M · Answer

Do you have anything else in the tank that might have eaten it?

Otherwise you might have a cannibal crab on your hands...

Anonymous · Answer

The one that died,he got the other two mad,and they decided to murder him.Sorry:(

Mystery~ · Answer

They might of had a territorial Fight.

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