Good Substrate?

Questions about designing a terrarium.
charcoal44
Zygote
Zygote
Posts: 38
Joined: 09 Apr 2018, 07:31
Gender: Male
Hermit crabs: 3
Total gallons: 17
Total tanks: 1

Re: Good Substrate?

Post by charcoal44 »

Well, my original lost a limb today, I believe as a result of a domestic dispute.
He's been in a little half coconut, and the big one was in there this morning, when I took him out I found the limb.

I'll check on him over the next couple of days, he's been kind of quiet for a while now, not moving around at all, and I've not seen him in either the fresh water or salt water pools. And he's not been near the food dish.
charcoal44
Zygote
Zygote
Posts: 38
Joined: 09 Apr 2018, 07:31
Gender: Male
Hermit crabs: 3
Total gallons: 17
Total tanks: 1

Re: Good Substrate?

Post by charcoal44 »

Bad news, well terrible news.

Checked on him this morning to find his dismembered limbs inside the coconut shell, and his shell upside down.
It goes without saying there was no point in trying to do anything for him by this stage.

I'd had him from the start last April, he was the last of the original 3 I got.

This cant have been a case of the big one wanting the little ones shell, it was too small for him, and he'd already moved into a bigger shell.

What causes this behavior?
Post Reply