Molting red legged hermits

Chukthunder

Active Member
View Badges
Joined
Jun 9, 2018
Messages
133
Reaction score
185
Location
Merrick
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
Two red legged hermits in my FOWLR climbed to the top of rock piles to molt and wait out their shell hardening. They're basically motionless except for their eyes peeking out and retracting for days now.

I looked this up online and found an article that said hermits hide under the sand and rocks when molting: http://www.seashellshop.com/Hermit-Crab-tips-MOLTING/

Anyone have thoughts as to what's up with them climbing and perching to molt, is this cause for worry?

Thank you.
 

JumboShrimp

5000 Club Member
View Badges
Joined
Aug 12, 2018
Messages
5,806
Reaction score
8,227
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
Hummm. I don’t know much about it, but what are your options other than to wait it out, and hope to be pleasantly surprised? (Lol!) Best wishes :)
 

Super Fly

Valuable Member
View Badges
Joined
Apr 19, 2018
Messages
1,454
Reaction score
1,103
Rating - 0%
0   0   0
I'm hoping this is what happened to one of my red legged hermit as well when I noticed what looked like a carcass of the hermit just sitting on top of sand.
 

Just grow it: Have you ever added CO2 to your reef tank?

  • I currently use a CO2 with my reef tank.

    Votes: 2 4.9%
  • I don’t currently use CO2 with my reef tank, but I have in the past.

    Votes: 1 2.4%
  • I have never used CO2 with my reef tank, but I plan to in the future.

    Votes: 2 4.9%
  • I have never used CO2 with my reef tank and have no plans to in the future.

    Votes: 33 80.5%
  • Other.

    Votes: 3 7.3%
Back
Top