My hermit crab lost a limb!?

Question

ok i give it new food every 24 hours like it says, moisten its sponge, and refill its bath but not high enough that they will drown. i dont play with it too much, they say not to, it has a place to climb, and everything. whats wrong?! i have a male and a femal but since they are in captivity they wont mate. so whats wrong with my hermit?!

Answer 1

Have you tried pulling it out of the shell?

When hermet crabs get scared, or stressed from being pulled, they can lose their big claw/other limbs. My cousin just recently bought a hermet crab who didn't have a big claw, and we found out this information.

Hope that helps.

Answer 2

ummmm try putting the boy on the girl and see wut happens... you never know maybe they dont know one anothers there.

Answer 3

im pretty sure it will grow bak, if not, contact ur vet

Hope this helps

Answer 4

Why can't you play with yours? I play with mine quite often. It's kinda got used to me already...Hahaha. My hermit didn't lose a limb yet, but I don't think their limbs grow back. It won't kill your crab, though.

Yeah, my crabs don't mate either, I guess they just do it in nature or something. I've never saw hermit crabs mate in captivity, but I guess we should give it a little more time, maybe the crabs aren't mature enough to mate yet.

Answer 5

This is stress and not normal!  Read what to do here:

http://www.hermit-crabs.com/FAQ.html

Answer 6

dont worry chances are it will grow back during a molt.

Answer 7

your crab is stressed , so make sure u have the right temperature in the cage , and every day fill hot water in a spray bottle , and spray it in ur hermit crabs cage this helps them breathe . the next time ur hermit crab molts it will probably grow back .

go to

http://www.crabbagepatch.com/