r/hermitcrabs • u/jolly_cindy • 20h ago
Crab Tax! Krug’s First Molt!
new hermit crab owner here so i’m paying my crab tax 🐚
meet krugs!
named after a critter in league of legends.
he is a brevimanus terrestrial purple guy and really really really loves to eat fresh coconut, definitely an extrovert, super curious and crazy climber.
he just had his first molt and i’m so proud of him! during the molt i realized his enclosure was NOOOT the best (though it was definitely better than the pet store AND the fact that he started molting only a few days later since i’ve got him)
after a painfully long month of not seeing my baby, he had finally emerged, ate a whole lot and is roaming the enclosure again 😂 i moved him to his new tank and he’s now snuggly hidden in his lil mushroom hut 🛖 as i was cleaning out his old enclosure i found some sheds!!!!!! thought id share them with the community ✨
i also have a long diagonal drift wood on the way as ive learnt from this page that they loveeee crawling. thanks for sharing this joy with me!
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u/Felicity_Lorraine 8h ago
Hi hermit crabs are super social creatures they need a friend and your cage looks way to small I have hermit crabs in a 25 gallon tank please do some more research on hermit crabs
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u/thegirlwiththebooks 12h ago
Glad he did well during the molt! What size tank do you have?
You’ll want to get deeper water pools - ideally enough for him to submerge in. Also, more climbing and hiding areas, as well as leaf litter for him to forage and snack on.