Moulting alot

coopsmom · Post by **coopsmom** » 11 Jan 2007, 09:50

I have 5 hermies, and I have one that was very small when i got her about 1 1/2 yrs ago. She seems to moult alot, is that just a sign of a healthy crab or is there something that is causing her to over-moult. All 5 of them were down for about 2 1/2 weeks and they are starting to come up now. Is it normal for them to moult so often. I would say the one I mentioned has moulted at least 5 times in the time I have had her and the others at least 2 times each and some I have only had about 4 months.

hermiesrokmysox · Post by **hermiesrokmysox** » 11 Jan 2007, 10:20

it's normal, and it's a good sign. smaller crab tend to molt more often rather than the bigger ones, but all of my molts all the time. I dont' even know how many times they've molted!!

iluvhermies · Post by **iluvhermies** » 11 Jan 2007, 15:40

Here is a chart you can kind of go by (not exact though of course all are different)

How often
A micro will molt every 2-4 weeks, Small 4-8 weeks, Medium 2-6 months, Large 6-12 months, & Jumbo 12-18 months

Molting times buried
Micro 2-4 weeks, Small 4-6 weeks, Medium 5-8 weeks, Large 2-3 months, & Jumbo 3-4 months

Jaci · Post by **Jaci** » 12 Jan 2007, 06:36

that chart helped me predict when they would be coming up next. however, my larges and jumbo confuse me bc they only stayed under for 3 weeks. lol. so my predictions are usually off by a lot.

iluvhermies · Post by **iluvhermies** » 12 Jan 2007, 17:19

Thank you that proves my point like I said it is just something that can help but not all will be exactly like that.

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