tibberous Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 My hermit crab has been in a whole the last couple weeks so I dug it up and it was pink. I put it back in the hole and covered it up. I don't want to mess with it until it hardens - any idea when that will be? Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/165700-how-long-until-my-hermit-crab-re-hardens/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
.josh Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 You should ask your mom. I hear she has lots of crabs, so she'd probably know. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/165700-how-long-until-my-hermit-crab-re-hardens/#findComment-874087 Share on other sites More sharing options...
PugJr Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 CV, was that nesscary? Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/165700-how-long-until-my-hermit-crab-re-hardens/#findComment-874111 Share on other sites More sharing options...
.josh Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 Absolutely. I needed to take my daily dose of "Stand up, point at the computer screen and yell BURN" medicine. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/165700-how-long-until-my-hermit-crab-re-hardens/#findComment-874113 Share on other sites More sharing options...
corbin Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 Uhhh..... I don't think hermit crabs make shells.... I think they scavenge to find shells. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/165700-how-long-until-my-hermit-crab-re-hardens/#findComment-874122 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcombs_31 Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 Uhhh..... I don't think hermit crabs make shells.... I think they scavenge to find shells. You are correct. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/165700-how-long-until-my-hermit-crab-re-hardens/#findComment-874131 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tibberous Posted July 12, 2009 Author Share Posted July 12, 2009 They live in a shell but the part that sticks out is an exoskeleton. They shed it so they can grow - just like a snake. Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/165700-how-long-until-my-hermit-crab-re-hardens/#findComment-874132 Share on other sites More sharing options...
nrg_alpha Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 They live in a shell but the part that sticks out is an exoskeleton. They shed it so they can grow - just like a snake. But as Corbin mentioned, they don't grow shells, they have to find new ones should the smaller one be too small for it's new size. So point being, if there is no larger shell nearby, your crab won't 'harden'. It will remain pink, soft and vulnerable (oh, the door's wide open for sexual innuendos on that one, eh fellas?) Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/165700-how-long-until-my-hermit-crab-re-hardens/#findComment-874272 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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