Do you have extra, larger shells in the tank for them to go to when they
grow? If they get too big for the shells they're in they suffocate. Mine
seem to switch several times for a few months and then slow down after that.
David Young
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I got my first shipment of Scarlet hermits and emerald crabs. I know they
will occasionally molt and have been told they will look like a dead crab,
so I have been keeping an eye out for this. I found one of my hermits on
a
rock without a shell.... the back end looked long and translucent-like. I
wasn't sure if it came out to die or if this was the infamous molt. Next
thing I know an emerald was snacking on it... looked like it was eating
flesh. My guess is it was dead and being eaten. Now I am concerned about
all my others... they are all of a sudden difficult to find. I find legs
or
pinchers here and there and say a little prayer for my little buddies.
What
do you guys think is happening? Does anyone have a pick of a molt and
hermit out of its shell?