malibu went down for a molt can i please get advise?

Questions about hermit crabs moulting and its symptoms.
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Re: malibu went down for a molt can i please get advise?

Post by emmac350 »

Both of my PPs are like that, which is why my fiancee won't let me get more PPs. My Es do it too, just not as much.

Smaller crabs tend to be under more as well because they have to molt more often. Generally, the bigger the crab, the more often it's on the surface.
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Re: malibu went down for a molt can i please get advise?

Post by CrabbyJo »

Yep My PP's have done that too. They burrow in to de-stress more than the E's, too. My E's spent a lot of time on the surface when I first got them - oh hey duh I just realized that when I noticed all the digging going on, it was about a week before Jeffrey went down for his molt. lol. He's a little E. :)
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Re: malibu went down for a molt can i please get advise?

Post by deathbatbabe6661 »

miko surfaced molted...hes doing good though, he changes shells and everything, he seems bigger, and more darker in color..

malibu and pedro are still down, and mr.finger likes to hide in his log.
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Re: malibu went down for a molt can i please get advise?

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Glad things are going well with your crabs, Deathbatbabe. :)
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