I picked up my hermitcrab and water came out of his shell, what does this mean?

Question

it was grosssss and all he does is burry its self

Answer 1

well obviously there was a situaltion where there was water... and he/she got into it. Take the crab outta the cage and see if it moves around. if it does than it should be okay. if you want you can make a bowl of luke warm water and dip the bottom of his shell in it for a couple seconds then let him walk around and dry. :}

Answer 2

this means that he prob needs a bigger shell or he is just shedding his skin its normal just make sure he always can get into bigger shell

Answer 3

he needs a bigger shell your "baby" is growing he is burying himself because he has no protection and is probally freaked out.

Answer 4

Hermit crabs carry water inside their shells to keep moist.  (Moisture is required for them to breathe.)  If you picked him up and he allowed the water to come out of his shell, that means that he is stressed.   Some hermit crabs like to be picked up and some don't.   Either he doesn't like being handled, or he is just having a bad day.

Also, the reason that he is trying to bury himself is he is either trying to destress or molt.   If you have had him less than a month, he is probably trying to destress to get used to his new environment.    Every crab will eventually molt.  When they molt, they shed their exoskeleton in order to grow.  They bury themselves in order to get into a private, dark place to molt.

If your crab is burying himself, allow him to and don't disturb him.   This is necessary for his ability to molt or destress.  Some crabs will only stay buried a few days and others 3 to 4 weeks.

Hope this helped!   If you want to learn more about other things with your hermit crabs, visit hermitcrabassociation.com.

Answer 5

PEEEPEEEE.

Answer 6

thats not water baby, it's just a little urine

Answer 7

Well its Slimy isn't it. Sort of like a Snail. I think that's Urine

Answer 8

its nothin badd:) it just means he hadd water in his shell lol :)

Answer 9

noy

Answer 10

period, it was havin a period! LOLOLOL

Answer 11

It means gravity works.

Answer 12

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Answer 13

He wet his shell.

Maybe he needs a diaper.

U shudd potty train that lil bugger :-p