Almost everyone is molting

Questions about hermit crabs moulting and its symptoms.
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Almost everyone is molting

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All of my crabs are molting execpt Darla and Mr. Krabs... The tank looks too empty. I hope that they all surface by next week, because I'm getting a 40 gallon for them! I don't want to have to wait weeks to get them all in there. :( It's so weird that almost all of them are molting at the same time. 7 hermies + molting = stress!
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I only have 2 hermies and both are molting, everyone comes over and asks what is in there besides sand. I hate it, I am bored and keep adding things to their tank that when they come up they will have tons to play with.
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Yeah, awsome. I'll have to move my hermies into the bigger tank as they surface. :P They're going to have new tank mates I imagine too.
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Re: Almost everyone is molting

Post by vckums »

Well if they are still down when you get the new tank, you can take your time setting up the new tank until you are 100% happy with it. You can make sure the temperature and humidity are stable and decorate it to your liking.
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That's true. I will have time to fiddle with the humidity. I'm going to try to get a lid for it as soon as a can. I won't be picking up the tank, my brother will. So the next time that I'm in town, I'll have to get one.
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Post by HermieLove19 »

i put mine in the new tank and left the molters in the smaller tank. no one can dig them up if you move the crabbies that aren't molting.
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Yeah, that's true. I can't wait to get mine. I might be getting some crabbies shipped to me if this place will ship to Canada. It's the site that has strawberries. I hope they ship here! I'm going to get a large hermie if I can.
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Oh man... Darla is going to molt very soon. She's digging a HUGE hole right now. Figures, right before I get my big tank. She'll be down for a few months too. :( I'm going to miss having her around, I love her right to death!
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