Are they pregnant?

Question

one of my two hermit crabs is acting really weird. like diging in one spot not like he/she usualy does. and i know thats a regular pas time for them but he/she's doing it in a weird way im not sure how explain. he/she (charlie) has his big claw up and is gently moving the sand away with the other little leg things... sooo is charlies ego prego?

Answer 1

No, there probably just molting.. When they molt they dig...Heres a good sight Check it out: http://courses.ttu.edu/thomas/classPet/1...

Answer 2

They can only become pregnant if they drink salt water.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

Determine, as best you can, if your hermit crab is female. Females have two, pinhole-sized openings--called gonopores--on the underside of their third set of walking legs. They can only be seen if the hermit crab extends far out of its shell.

Consider whether your crabs have been in contact with males. If you have a tank of hermit crabs--and they are social creatures--make sure to confirm that there`s at least one male in the batch.

Keep an eye out for an accumulation of brick red eggs along the left side of her abdomen. Monitor these eggs for up to a month. They should change from their original brick red color to a dark gray.

Provide some salt water, in which your hermit crab can lay her eggs when the time comes. Hermit crabs lay their eggs in the ocean, not in a fish tank.

Understand that hermit crabs are almost impossible to breed in captivity. Although the eggs will burst after contact with salt water, the larvae will probably die for lack of food and proper conditions.