Hermit Crab Smoking ?

[David Burton]

All,

In my smaller tank I have a green-striped hermit crab and I have just
noticed today that he is letting out what looks like smoke or a powder from
the front of him !

Can anyone explain this ?

David

[Charles Spitzer]

"David Burton" > wrote in message
k...
> All,
>
> In my smaller tank I have a green-striped hermit crab and I have just
> noticed today that he is letting out what looks like smoke or a powder
from
> the front of him !
>
> Can anyone explain this ?
>
> David
>
is it sitting up in a sand bed? could be after-sex smoking.

[David Burton]

Thanks for the comical comment but this is worrying me ! does anyone have
any clues ?

David

"Charles Spitzer" > wrote in message
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>
> "David Burton" > wrote in message
> k...
> > All,
> >
> > In my smaller tank I have a green-striped hermit crab and I have just
> > noticed today that he is letting out what looks like smoke or a powder
> from
> > the front of him !
> >
> > Can anyone explain this ?
> >
> > David
> >
> is it sitting up in a sand bed? could be after-sex smoking.
>
>

[Paul Proefrock]

I've noticed this on a couple of mine. Looks as if they are passing wastes.

Paul


"David Burton" > wrote in message
k...
> All,
>
> In my smaller tank I have a green-striped hermit crab and I have just
> noticed today that he is letting out what looks like smoke or a powder
> from
> the front of him !
>
> Can anyone explain this ?
>
> David
>
>

[Billy]

"David Burton" > wrote in message
k...
| All,
|
| In my smaller tank I have a green-striped hermit crab and I have
just
| noticed today that he is letting out what looks like smoke or a
powder from
| the front of him !
|
| Can anyone explain this ?
|

When there is no substantial food to be had, they resort to a kind of
'filter feeding'. You're seeing the dust from the substrate that he's
filtering through looking for food. In other words, he's doing
exactly what he's in there to do.<g> I don't feed mine at all, so
they do this constantly.

billy


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[David Burton]

Billy,

Excellent, thank you so much for clearing that up for me.

Thanks a million,
David

"Billy" > wrote in message
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>
>
> "David Burton" > wrote in message
> k...
> | All,
> |
> | In my smaller tank I have a green-striped hermit crab and I have
> just
> | noticed today that he is letting out what looks like smoke or a
> powder from
> | the front of him !
> |
> | Can anyone explain this ?
> |
>
> When there is no substantial food to be had, they resort to a kind of
> 'filter feeding'. You're seeing the dust from the substrate that he's
> filtering through looking for food. In other words, he's doing
> exactly what he's in there to do.<g> I don't feed mine at all, so
> they do this constantly.
>
> billy
>
>
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