Your Reptile and Amphibian Resource and Information Site

Back to Hermit-Crabs Forum   Forums   Home   Members Area  

Hermit-Crabs Forum

Crabbiemom   Littleraindrop87   Crabbiemom   Em218  
 Member  Message

 #1760811


Crabbiemom
View Profile

 Help, help, help...

I am not new to being a hermie mommy and my daughter saw them at the Fiesta a few weeks ago. Of course anybody could see they were all being subjected to horrible conditions so when my daughter asked for one I was quick to help "rescue" Matilda.

She’s a PP and I’ve heard that they can lose limbs after being in poor conditions. She lost a climbing leg two days ago on her right side and two were missing from the left. Her large purple pincher fell off last nite but the little dear is still alive.

I don’t know what if anything else I can do for her except attempt to make her comfortable. Does anybody have any suggestions??? I’m afraid if she loses anymore legs she won’t be able to burrow down to molt.

Anyone???



06/14/08  03:23pm

 #1761187


Littleraindrop87
View Profile



   Message To: Crabbiemom   In reference to Message Id: 1760811


 Help, help, help...

i’m so sorry to hear about the hermit crabs at the Fiesta...

i suppose that’s all u can do for now and hope for the best.

keep her in a dark place as much as possible and hope that she buries and molt in the darkness.

good luck to matilda!!!
06/14/08  10:53pm

 #1761390


Crabbiemom
View Profile



   Message To: Littleraindrop87   In reference to Message Id: 1761187


 Help, help, help...

I’m sorry to say Matilda didn’t make it. I’m so sad... my daughter cried really hard. So we gave her a proper burial. She crawled out of her shell so we sterilized it and placed it back in the crabitat. I tried keeping her in our little iso tank so the bigger crabs wouldn’t try to attack her. Poor little thing finally gave up. :(

We have two left and am happy to report they are in great condition. Spotty loves to change shells and football seems to want to keep the home s/he came in even though it’s too small.



06/15/08  05:06am

 #1762722


Em218
View Profile



   Message To: Crabbiemom   In reference to Message Id: 1760811


 Help, help, help...

try too dig a burrow 4 him
06/16/08  01:42pm


Back to Hermit-Crabs Forum   Forums   Home   Members Area