Hermit crab resurrection

[lvivv]

I actually have no clue what happened but this morning I saw that my hermit crab had died and fell out of the shell so I naturally took it out and disposed it. However, now I’ve come back and see that somehow the shell has another crab in it ( the one that I thought died was the only one I had so another one couldn’t have just climbed in it’s shell ) so what happened to it ? Did it molt ?

 

[blaxsun]

Most likely a molt, yes.

 

[TinyReefObsession]

I actually have no clue what happened but this morning I saw that my hermit crab had died and fell out of the shell so I naturally took it out and disposed it. However, now I’ve come back and see that somehow the shell has another crab in it ( the one that I thought died was the only one I had so another one couldn’t have just climbed in it’s shell ) so what happened to it ? Did it molt ?

It’s pretty shocking the first time you see it lol I thought one of ours died and fell out of the shell too, then saw the little legs poke out of the shell and breathed a huge sigh of relief! Next time leave the molt for them- if what I’ve read is accurate, supposedly they eat it, and it replenishes their lost minerals and helps their new exoskeleton harden faster I gave mine a mysis feeding, since the molt fell away and he was stuck there for about 24hrs regaining his strength