Hermit Crabs Exoskeletons Hello Mr. I purchased 6 blue leg hermit crabs about a month ago, and today found what I believe to be two molted exoskeletons and everything I’ve read refers to them as such, but always prefaced with ‘probably’. A quick count of moving shells re-affirmed that there were no dead crabs, however, is there any solid way to tell the difference between an exoskeleton and a dead crab asides from this slow method? Thanks for your help, Josh

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Help. Hermit crabs I need some advice. My co-worker brought back some hermit crabs as a gift that he found on a beach in Gulfport. He brought them as a gag but I was dead serious about taking care of them. I filled an aquarium with sand and plants and did the whole sponge and pellet thing since he said they were land critters. They weren’t moving and a couple actually died. I had no idea what to do. My husband said they were probably sick and suffering and to put them in water and let them die in water as they were meant to. Turned out once in water they stared walking around, swapping shells, etc. They are obviously aquatic crabs, They have hairy striped legs and are pretty aggressive to each other. What the heck do I do now? I have no idea. Please help me with anything you can. I live in Arizona. I could always take them to California. I’d appreciate anything you could tell me. Barbara

We put them from inside the a container as i saw they were all of the real time and you will spotted them

Coenobita clypeatus is actually an excellent terrestrial hermit crab utilized in tropical and you can sub-exotic elements. Surviving in moist parts that it terrestrial hermit crab is an effective nocturnal scavenger using good gastropod cover to guard their softer human body parts. This type of creatures are particularly public, foraging and travel in the communities. When you’re C. clypeatus may be very societal the fresh new types is known to be aggressive to your other hermit crabs inside their group to deal top fitted shells. C. clypeatus is even cannibalistic and certainly will eat vulnerable molting crabs. Due to the fact Rockford IL chicas escort reddish pincher hermit crab is actually terrestrial it should come back towards liquid to spawn and discharge it is larvae on the sea.