Will my hermit crab be okay after i dropped it? please help!!!?

Question

i got a hermit crab about 2 days ago and he got out of his tank and fell off a table about 3-1/2 to 4 feet tall onto the carpet. he is still walking around and seems normal, but i heard that a fall that high could rupture his organs and kill him. what should i do? will he be okay?

Answer 1

first check it if there are any cracks in its shell then look at its activity in the cage if it is not normal for how active he/she is bring him/her to the vet but if you dont wanna bring him/her to the vet if its too expencive just hope for the best and care for him/her more

Answer 2

3 feet drops can be fatal

If he's walking around fine It'll be alright

Check to see if there are any cracks or unusual marks

on his shell and if there are then try an get him to change shells.

You might want to get a bigger tank or a lid as well

By "I got a hermit crab" you mean one? You should get two they love company and will live alot longer in pairs. In the wild they travel in packs of 10 - 100+

I think he'll be fine.

If your not sure try looking around at http://www.hermit-crabs.com

Good Luck!

Answer 3

awww. you should ....like eat it or somthing. with garlic butter. he will be ok in my stomach.

Answer 4

Yes he is fine. They are protected by a thick outer shell and mine has fallen from 3 ft. before and he is fine-we even lost her for a couple days and we found her and she was good.Well anyways,he is gonna be okay.

Answer 5

I threw one against a window from about 10 feet by accident when I was 10 and he was fine. He bit me and I got startled.

He will be Ok, they are tough little guys!

Answer 6

There isn't much you can do in my opinion. But, if he is still walking like normal, I think he should be perfectly fine. There is a possiblity he might die. And if he does i'm sorry and I would get a new hermit crab and care for it even more than the last.

Answer 7

i think it should be ok...

Answer 8

I'll sure he'll be fine, I've had hermit crabs before and if he's still walking around he'll be fine if something bad was going to happen it would have happened by now.

Answer 9

He will be in tip top shape....... you shouldn't drop him any more. Just give him a full inspection and look for:

Broken arms or legs

Body splitting apart

Eyes broken

If he is moving okay dokay then he will be fine!