How to Make your Hermit Crab Molt Faster

ayianna · Post by **ayianna** » 08 Apr 2005, 10:16

It sounds too good to be true, right?

Wrong!

Hermit crabs grow not only from good food and nutrition, but also from muscle growth. If a hermit crab is not physically challenged, it's muslces grow slowly, like humans. If it is challenged, it becomes 'buff' and what is called 'cramping' occurs within the exo. This 'cramping' is what signals the crab to molt, and get a bigger exo.

In conclusion: exercise your crabs! Take them out and let them climb on a tree or the back of your couch. Doing this will strengthen them and shorten the time between molting.

hermie24 · Post by **hermie24** » 19 Aug 2006, 10:39

REALLY?????????I'll remember that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

hermiesrokmysox · Post by **hermiesrokmysox** » 19 Aug 2006, 23:37

sweetness! i will print that out and remember that!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!