Is it dead?

[oufanati]

Trying to determine if my crab is molting or if it’s dead. It was not really moving for a day and I saw what looked like a leg fall off. Another crab came up to it and it took off. This morning I got up and it’s out of its shell. I haven’t moved or touched it but the other crabs aren’t eating it. So unsure here since it’s my first go round with crabs.

 

[Tankkeepers]

If that's a hermit hiding without a shell it has outgrown its current shell and needs a new one hard to see in that light but looks like a hermit

 

[Tankkeepers]

When keeping hermits you need alot of spare shells for them to grow into thats just a fraction of the empty shells in the tank

 

[terraincognita]

Trying to determine if my crab is molting or if it’s dead. It was not really moving for a day and I saw what looked like a leg fall off. Another crab came up to it and it took off. This morning I got up and it’s out of its shell. I haven’t moved or touched it but the other crabs aren’t eating it. So unsure here since it’s my first go round with crabs.

If it's not in a shell and it's just the crab body most likely a molt.

If it's in the shell and crabs are picking at it it's dead.

your photo very hard to tell exactly what you're talking about.

 

[vetteguy53081]

If it is a hermit- once it leaves shell . . .its a goner unless a dummy body from a molt. hard to tell what it is as your pics are Too Blue and you stated is IT dead.
What is IT ?

 

[oufanati]

Yes it is a hermit crab. Wasn’t there when I went to bed around midnight. It was there when I woke up. Sorry for any confusion

 

[oufanati]

When keeping hermits you need alot of spare shells for them to grow into thats just a fraction of the empty shells in the tank

I have about 10 shells in currently for the 3 hermit crabs I have. Only had them in the tank for 4 days

 

[terraincognita]

Do you still can't 3 crabs? or just 2? if you can't find hte 3rd it's dead. if you can then it's just a molt :)

 

[oufanati]

Do you still can't 3 crabs? or just 2? if you can't find hte 3rd it's dead. if you can then it's just a molt :)

That was his shell in the first picture. Guess he’s a goner then. Thanks

 

[Tankkeepers]

Id get more shells honestly like 10 per hermit you have and ya its most likly dead bummer

 

[oufanati]

Id get more shells honestly like 10 per hermit you have and ya its most likly dead bummer

Should I just leave him in there? Kind of surprised they’re not over there cleaning it up

 

[vetteguy53081]

Should I just leave him in there? Kind of surprised they’re not over there cleaning it up

remove it. Not much for them to eat