It's official...Shelly, one of our little hermit crabs, has sucessfully molted!
She's our smallest hermit crab and the most friendly of the three we have. She's my favorite and I'm just thrilled that everything went well with the molt. We'll give her new exoskeleton a few more days to harden and then she can be re-introduced to the main tank. I'm sure by then, she'll be ready for a bath, as well.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
3 comments:
Hi Katrina,
Love your blog. Where does your hermit crab stay while her shell is hardening?
Hi Heather! Thanks for stopping by!
Shelly will stay in her shell while her new exoskeleton hardens. The new "skin" starts off very soft, so she's able to hide really deep inside her shell. You would almost think the shell is empty...LOL
They also eat their old exoskeleton, as it provides a huge amount of calcium. That, in turn, makes their new exoskeleton even harder.
Ooh that's really interesting. Thanks Katrina :)
Post a Comment