Went down to molt without shell

Questions about hermit crabs moulting and its symptoms.
cindy3039
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Re: Went down to molt without shell

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We found a nearby Craiglist listing of three 29G for $60, two for $45, or one for $25. We waiting for a response back to see if any have lids/or hoods. Hopefully, we get one today so I can quite fighting with this 10G. Yesterday I went out and bought a hydrometer to rule out a hydrostatic problem and we were good there measuring 1.022. I'm going to try to video tape our very vocal crab today and I will upload it to youtube if the sound quality is good. I think he just discovered he can make all these crazy noises and now he's just going to town with it. Well, at least I hope that's what he's doing. Thanks for all you help and have a wonderful day.
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ladybug15057
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Re: Went down to molt without shell

Post by ladybug15057 »

Although not very often it is also thought that a hermie becomes vocal to 'call' for other hermies of the colony when they are alone.
Please let us know when or if you upload to YouTube!
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