NEWBIE!

Cheyenne · Post by **Cheyenne** » 23 Dec 2006, 08:04

I got a new hermit crab form my friend Jenna. =I was her Secret Santa!! He is so sweet! I names him Christmas! He has no legs on his right side, poor thing. I can't wait til he molts, so he can be strong again!!

Hermies4Ever · Post by **Hermies4Ever** » 24 Dec 2006, 14:10

lol. hey so you are the one I have been talking to through IM. good luck with christmas... that was cool of your friend to get you a crab... too bad he is missing legs. BTW did you ever get your humidifier working?

Cheyenne · Post by **Cheyenne** » 25 Dec 2006, 00:08

Yes. It works pretty well. Kepps the humidity up to about 75-80%!!

Hermies4Ever · Post by **Hermies4Ever** » 25 Dec 2006, 00:23

Alright!

Jaci · Post by **Jaci** » 27 Dec 2006, 09:01

keep an eye on him. he'll go under when he feels he has enough vitamins and nutrients. feed him lots of calcium and fruit. it'll help the molt so he'll regain his limbs.

good luck! keep us notified of how things go.

Cheyenne · Post by **Cheyenne** » 28 Dec 2006, 00:42

Well he went down the day i got him. But yesterday I switched my tank to a 20GL. So I had to dig him up because I was giving my smaller tank to my friend. And turns out, no molts. Just chillin in the sand. lol. So I still did the cup thing. Dug a hole, put the cup over him. Same w/ my other one, no molt, just chillin. So i did the same thing. So should I take off the cups since they aren't molting? Cayse how do I know when they'l want to come up?

hermiesrokmysox · Post by **hermiesrokmysox** » 28 Dec 2006, 00:53

they might be molting, so I would leave them a lone. They usually don't start to molt right away when they burry, at least mine don't.

Hermies4Ever · Post by **Hermies4Ever** » 28 Dec 2006, 01:37

no they dont strat molting rite away. i think they decided if the spot they choose is warm and moist enought fist. mine always go either on top of the UTH or under the water dishes.

Cheyenne · Post by **Cheyenne** » 28 Dec 2006, 04:43

Well I guess your right about Christmas. He went down only a few days ago. BUT Sandy has been down for like 1 1/2 months!! And she wasn't molting yet....sooo.....should I take off the cup? What if she wants food/water? HELP>?

hermiesrokmysox · Post by **hermiesrokmysox** » 29 Dec 2006, 04:06

hmmm, do you have an ISO? i would put him in there with out the cup in case he comes back of for food, like you said.