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Questions about hermit crabs moulting and its symptoms.
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Yeah it is vrey nevre racking. It gets easier if you can believe that. You still wonder and worry though with some of them.
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i didnt see any pre moult signs so i didnt have time to get her into an iso tank. i have 3 other hermies so i have been checking the tank a lot to make sure they dont dig her up. i will keep you posted as the days progres.
I have 7, 6 boys and one girl. I did what most do i got 2 then 2 more and still couldent stop and got 3 more! their names are Howard, Harriate, Stanley, skippy, Herman, Rex, & Miles. i have had howard and harriet since october 2006 and Stanley and Skippy since march 2007 and herman, rex, & miles since December 2007.
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I have 65 and I have only had to move a hermie to ISO twice and that was not from molting. Yes please do keep us posted.
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false alarm

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ok it was a false alarm she was up this morning and climbing around active as always. maybe she just needed a 3 day nap.
I have 7, 6 boys and one girl. I did what most do i got 2 then 2 more and still couldent stop and got 3 more! their names are Howard, Harriate, Stanley, skippy, Herman, Rex, & Miles. i have had howard and harriet since october 2006 and Stanley and Skippy since march 2007 and herman, rex, & miles since December 2007.
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She might be trying to destress by digging, or she could also be looking for her SPOT to molt that is. They also dig for fun.
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Post by Jaci »

lemi bebe and especially apollo are my diggers. since i changed the sand, only apollo digs. he'd better leave those rocks alone...
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