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Is my hermit crab molting or dead?
my crab has been pretty inactive for about a week. i picked her up today and she moved a little and came out of the shell partially but was not her usual self. i left her and came back a few hours later to find her in the same spot, half out of the shell and lifeless. stupidly i started poking and moving her to see if she was really dead. she didnt fall out of the shell and is still attached a little by a little stringy type thing. now i'm worried that she is possibly molting and i disturbed her. what do you think? dead or molting? if she is molting, did my moving her disturb something?
8 Answers
- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
i say shes dead cause you tried pulling here out of her shell that killed mine
- 5 years ago
sorry to hear about your loss. Not sure where you got him... or when... what I noticed about stores that sell hermits.. is they have them in a tank with sand... no mist, no humidity control... which is necessary for hermits... I hope you have a humidity control and some sort of misting device.. they need this or they dry out and die.... hermits are not as easy to keep as people think.. walmart is the worst for killing them before they are even sold and the ones they sell usually dont last long unless they do to a hermit expert who knows the condition of the crab. So having said all this, you should educate yourself about them more and shop at breeders of these crabs (I am only assuming your not an expert because your on here asking if one is dead after its legs and pincer fell off)...you will get a much healthier crab ..... and enjoy him for awhile.... good luck
- 1 decade ago
I sound like an angle now! He may not be dead, If he smells Irony then he is pulling a surface molt, If he smells fishy he is dead. go to
http://www.hermitcrabassociation.com/ and there are some great people there who are willing to help!
Source(s): HCA memeber - 1 decade ago
She is definetely dead.if she was molting when u poked her her head would come straight out.and umm i do not mean 2 offend u but hermit crabs r not reptiles.they do not have scales.and i also feel very sorry for ur hermit crab i am sure she will have a good time in heaven!
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- Anonymous1 decade ago
im afraid she sounds dead but if you want to be double sure. leave her alone in the cage for a couple more days if she doesnt move and starts to smell well yeah dead hermy crab.
Sorry for your loss if she is dead wish you the best
Source(s): hermy crab owner - 1 decade ago
your hermit crab is dead. way to poke her and move her like she was an expirement, thats her last memory of you as she watched you from heaven. jerk
