Hermit Crabs keep coming out of shell

[Christopher Marshall]

Sorry, I had not seen your question. I know it's been months but I'm glad yours eventually chose a shell and went in. I hope it's still doing well!
Mine didn't make it. In retrospective, I could have done some different things to better the little guy's chances of adapting but it was all a series of unfortunate mistakes/events.

i thought it was fine but then a week or so later: woke to find him dead in tank ... :(

 

[SaltwaterRookie]

i thought it was fine but then a week or so later: woke to find him dead in tank ... :(

I'm sorry to hear that! I guess the lesson learned is that hermit crab ditching its shell without switching immediately to another one can be a concerning sign.

 

[Anthony Wallace]

My thin striped hermit crabs keep coming out of their shells. Is this normal behaviour or something to be concerned about.
Parameters seems to be nominal.
Amm - 0
Nitrite - 0
Nitrate - 30
Salinity - 1.022

Why does Herman crabs comes out of his shell and don't go back in what does that mean? If you want to you can text me or call me My phone number is 574-540-3983 hope to hear from you soon.