What Is Happening 2 My Hermit Crab?!?!?

Question

I happend to walk by his tank and he is sitting in the back of it, half way out of his shell, and his legs have turned a black color in the middle with a tan-ish color on the outer rim. Is he molting?

Answer 1

give him some crushed cuttlebone (found in bird section at pet store - they are cheap) as well as some honey, do NOT touch him - a vet couldn't do anything for him at this point and moving him will just stress him out and further endanger him!  make sure his cage is the right temp (70-80 degrees) and level of humidity (70-80%)...  is his substrate deep enough for him to dig in? they prefer to bury when molting... it is safer that way too..

http://www.hermitcrabassociation.com/php

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

http://www.thecrabbagepatch.com/

Answer 2

if  that's whats happening then take it to the animal doctor..he will know the best about it >>!!!!

Answer 3

He might be molting but its always best

to see a vet. if there is no vet that works

on kind of pets like hermit crabs you

can still see if they can tell you what to

do if you give them a call. good luck:)