Breadbox
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So, recently my electric blue hermit crab died after 3 weeks of introduction and his replacement literally died within 3 days.
My Blenny has a suspiciously full stomach when the first crab died( I hadn't fed yet) and my fire shrimp is eating some meaty hermit legs when the second one died.
Everyone else is doing great so I doubt it is the water, this led to my conclusion that they were attacked and consumed during molting.
I've also released that I don't remember seeing hermit crab molt or in the process of molting ever. I've seem shrimp and crab molts dozens of times but not hermit crabs.
So how do hermit crab behave when they molt? Do they fall out of their shell and lay limply on the sand for hours?
My cleaner shrimp molt almost once a week without any issue, how is it that hermits always seem to die on their first molt (assuming my hypothesis is right)?
My Blenny has a suspiciously full stomach when the first crab died( I hadn't fed yet) and my fire shrimp is eating some meaty hermit legs when the second one died.
Everyone else is doing great so I doubt it is the water, this led to my conclusion that they were attacked and consumed during molting.
I've also released that I don't remember seeing hermit crab molt or in the process of molting ever. I've seem shrimp and crab molts dozens of times but not hermit crabs.
So how do hermit crab behave when they molt? Do they fall out of their shell and lay limply on the sand for hours?
My cleaner shrimp molt almost once a week without any issue, how is it that hermits always seem to die on their first molt (assuming my hypothesis is right)?
