Is My Hermit Crab Dead or Molting?

Is my hermit crab dead or molting? Should you dig up your hermit crab? How long will your hermit crab be gone? How do I know if my hermit crab is dead? We answer all of these great questions in this video!

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[corrinaingels]

Thank you so much for this! My one new hermit crab has been under the substrate for about a week and a half now but I woke up in the middle of the night yesterday and saw him eating.

[AdventureIndiana]

Thank you for all your videos. I came into owning 2 hermit crabs without knowing anything about them. We won 2 of them as prizes at a county fair. So, I now have them in a 29 gallon tank, about 8” of substrate, fresh water and salt water, appropriate heat and humidity. I made them the 2nd best home they could have (being in wild the best). I think they are doing well, I have done my best to provide for them. At the fair, they were in a wire cage, packed in by the dozen. Pretty sure they were not going to survive

[succulentcrabcare]

my hermit crab has not surfaced for around 3-4 months. moulting has never taken that long for my crabs before! i’m super worried, thank you for this video though 💕

[lolzloaf]

Thank you for this information! Today my hermit crab molted and it’s been 3 days since they came here! This information is really important and useful, thank you.

[Alexander]

This channel has become my go to for my crabs!! So informative, thank you!!!!

[The_Bible_Girl]

I’m so happy you made this informative video! I would probably freak out if I didn’t know this! You rock Crab Central Station! And thank you so much for taking the time out of your days to put this content out there!

[ashjem]

Wonderful information! Best crab channel out there🙌🏼❤️

[NAJErEa]

Thank Q so much ! I had waited for 3 weels; no movemnt. And so this morning i made peace with the fact that my Hermie, Cancer the Crab (my zodiac sign) had passed away. I had funeral prepartions underway. Had a velvet lined jewelry box that i was going to place her in. Went to lift her up and place her inside and she resurrected!!! ! 🙌but now i know after watching ur video that she wasnt dead in the first place she was just molting and now most importantly i know THAT IF THERE IS NO FISHY ODOR CHANCES ARE THE HERMIE IS NOT DEAD! THERE HAS BEEN NO FISBY SMELL THUS I KNOW SHE IS JUST MOLTING AND I WILL LEAVE HER VE AND TRUST THE PROCESS! THANKS SO MUCH FOR SHARING! 🦀💕

[OrieButler]

Thank you so much! One of the mistakes I made as a beginner crab owner was digging them up. I've learned to let them do their thing!

[littlemidwestrebornsdolls]

You always give great advice on Hermit Crab care and behavior. Thank you 😊

[bobbaker]

Thank you so much for the informative videos 🙂. We bought hermit crabs without knowing anything about them, but I watched many videos and had the tank fairly well set up (eco earth, play sand, 6 inches, extra shells, humidity and temp in check, etc...) 1 of them had a painted shell that it came with and within a couple days he ditched it and allowed me to remove it from the tank. After a couple days 3 out of 4 of the crabs (2 small crabs and 1 of the large ones) dug down and have not surfaced since. I have a gopro on them with night vision and I see the 4th (large crab) moving around every night, and many times in the day, but the other 3 crabs are still burrowed for 4 weeks now. I'm hoping they are just destressing and will come up soon, I was hoping to use the smell as an indicator, but as you mentioned with the correct amount of substrate you likely won't.

[AaronWarnereva]

Thank you for this video! This channel has helped me so much! I have a 29 gallon tank with a glass lid, that isn’t completely sealed so they still get oxygen. The tank is CLUTTERED, but that’s how my crab likes it. I have one, and I’m getting two more this week, bc of the 10-1 rule. I figured since it’s one gallon off from being thirty, it is fine. Actually just last night I hadn’t see my crab in days, and dug him out. I feel so bad, and I’m NEVER doing it again. Thank you.

[ryanellis]

This is a great and informative video. We just brought 2 hermies home from a souvenir shop from vacation for our 3 year old. We just went and spent $250 on a new tank/accessories for them with half soil and half sand substrate and they burrowed into the soil under their hiding log about a day after. The onlt thing that worries me is that it looks like they burrowed together, is that normal?

[dr.bhoctopus]

Thanks Again Crab Central!! Your videos save so many tiny lives!!

[KogXV]

If my crabs are molting, is it fine for me to be lean with the food in the tank as well?
Very informative channel! I am glad to be starting my crab journey!

[FonsoDalchemist]

Thank you!! We get alot of these type of questions on the FB groups ❤️🙏🏽

[hangingwithhobbes]

Great content as usual! Keep it up! Yiu are helping all our little crabby friends!

[aaliyahd]

Thanks so much you helped a lot through me getting new hermit crabs!! My very first tank to the tank I have now it so DIFFERENT!! Thanks for saving so many critter lives :)

[jennab]

Hi there! We have 4 hermits that all went down to molt between 9-10 months ago. Cleo was the smallest and I gave up hope for her returning awhile ago but still hoped the other 3 larger guys were taking they’re time. Today I decided to clean out the tank because I’ve given up on any sign of their return and when I was taking out the moss and the first layer of substrate I heard scraping on the glass. I can’t believe it! The longest molt for any prior was 5 1/2 months so this time they doubled!! So I resoaked the moss and put some dry foods in hoping to draw one out tonight😃

[aliennathan]

Thank you I thought my hermit crabs were dead but now I know they’re not, some days later they came up! Now I know how to
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