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03/07/2018, 04:24 PM | #1 |
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Nesting Hermit Crab
Hi. We have a red hermit crab in our reef tank. We've had it for about a year and we do have a bunch of extra shells for it and it has changed shells twice that we know of. Yesterday it started building what looks like a nest in the substrate in the tank. It did not come out for food yesterday, very unusual. Any thoughts as to what is going on with it? I understand they don't reproduce in captivity, so I'm worried.
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03/08/2018, 12:55 PM | #2 |
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Location: Ontario, Canada
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All crabs molt, when they do they are supceptible to predators until the new molt hardens.
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03/08/2018, 04:13 PM | #3 |
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Thank you. Hopefully that is it.
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