Hermit crab and ricordea

[Lyss]

This is maybe a dumb Q, but…

I have this beautiful bright orange ricordea Florida that lives on a rock that is sheltered by another small rock sort of wedged next to it. One of my scarlet hermits has taken to the space between these two rocks — prob soon to molt — and wedges himself in there, sitting right on top of the mushroom.

My Q is: Will the crab sitting on it hurt/smoosh the mushroom? Should I move the crab? Am I too worried about something that is nothing to be worried about?

 

[shwareefer]

Negative smooshage. You can still kick him off, it's your tank not his.

 

[kittenbritches]

Worst case, the shroom will close up because it's bugged. Scarlet hermits are on my s-list right now, so I say chuck the little bugger to the other side of the tank.