Have I doomed my hermit crab?

[elzibar]

Hello.

Still a newbie, still ballsing things up here and there despite tons of research...

The latest thing I seem to have done wrong was disguard what I think was our little red legged hermits molted bits. I'm now told that it would have snacked on them now it's back in his shell - to gain strength.

Can I leave anything near it in the tank to supplement this?

Thanks.

 

[VintageReefer]

Any kind of food or treat is fine. If you have a turkey baster you can target feed and very slowly dispense some mysis or flake food right in the crabs claws.

 

[Sophie"s mom]

As long as has good food in the tank it will be fine. Leaving the molt in the tank is by no means a necessity. It is just also not a necessity to remove it.

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

Molts are just calcium, they will dissolve back into the water within a day (if they are not eaten).

Some people remove it. Either way its not something to worry about.

 

[elzibar]

Thanks all.