Dead hermit crabs and molts... - Aquarium Advice

MarkW19 · 08-25-2004, 06:28 PM

How can I tell the difference between the two??

:P

indy · 08-26-2004, 05:23 AM

If there's a chunk or rotting crab sitting in a shell, its a dead crab. If it looks like a crab with a chewed up butt and no shell around, its a molt.

MarkW19 · 08-26-2004, 06:22 AM

So the eyes etc. will be on the molt too?

Could it not be a dead crab that's had it's shell nicked though?? :P

MarkW19 · 09-29-2004, 02:05 PM

Are the eyes etc. on the crab molt??

indy · 09-30-2004, 05:10 AM

It will look just like a crab including the coloring but there will not be a shell anywhere around it. Crabs tend to die in their shells, not out of them.

MarkW19 · 09-30-2004, 09:05 AM

Could the crab not have been pulled out of the shell though? :P

crage34 · 09-30-2004, 10:59 PM

its a molt...trust me...i thought the same thing but then counted my crabs....the molt looks just like a pulled out crab

quarryshark · 09-30-2004, 11:07 PM

It will appear clear somewhat. Also it will not appear to be rotting.
My money is on a molt.

MarkW19 · 10-01-2004, 02:03 PM

It's sort of clear at the back - looks like someone's been biting away at his "body", but the front (legs/eyes etc.) are exactly like the crab!

crage34 · 10-01-2004, 06:45 PM

thats exactly what my molts look like

08-25-2004, 06:28 PM	#1
MarkW19 Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: UK Posts: 1,671	Dead hermit crabs and molts... How can I tell the difference between the two?? :P

08-26-2004, 05:23 AM	#2
indy Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: May 2004 Location: Omicron Persia 8 Posts: 677 Images: 1	If there's a chunk or rotting crab sitting in a shell, its a dead crab. If it looks like a crab with a chewed up butt and no shell around, its a molt. __________________ 112g main with 29g sump w/sqwd 150+lbs [acronym:aa165e6962="Live rock"]LR[/acronym:aa165e6962] 6"[acronym:aa165e6962="Deep Sand Bed"]dsb[/acronym:aa165e6962] PRIZM skimmer hehehehe Clarkii clown x 1 chromis x4 green BTA Big tank O'death

09-30-2004, 05:10 AM	#5
indy Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: May 2004 Location: Omicron Persia 8 Posts: 677 Images: 1	It will look just like a crab including the coloring but there will not be a shell anywhere around it. Crabs tend to die in their shells, not out of them. __________________ 112g main with 29g sump w/sqwd 150+lbs [acronym:aa165e6962="Live rock"]LR[/acronym:aa165e6962] 6"[acronym:aa165e6962="Deep Sand Bed"]dsb[/acronym:aa165e6962] PRIZM skimmer hehehehe Clarkii clown x 1 chromis x4 green BTA Big tank O'death

09-30-2004, 10:59 PM	#7
crage34 Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Kentucky Posts: 300	its a molt...trust me...i thought the same thing but then counted my crabs....the molt looks just like a pulled out crab __________________ 30gal / 2: maxijet 600s / 150w heater / CPR Bak Pak2 (maxijet 1200)/[acronym:65c55ef054="Fish only with live rock"]FOWLR[/acronym:65c55ef054] 30lbs base rock 6lbs Brazilian [acronym:65c55ef054="Live rock"]LR[/acronym:65c55ef054] 35lbs sand (20lbs of [acronym:65c55ef054="Local Fish Store"]lfs[/acronym:65c55ef054] [acronym:65c55ef054="Live sand"]ls[/acronym:65c55ef054] i think it cycled my tank faster) 3 blueleg hermits 4 turbo snails royal gramma gold stripped maroon clown

10-01-2004, 06:45 PM	#10
crage34 Aquarium Advice Freak Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Kentucky Posts: 300	thats exactly what my molts look like __________________ 30gal / 2: maxijet 600s / 150w heater / CPR Bak Pak2 (maxijet 1200)/[acronym:65c55ef054="Fish only with live rock"]FOWLR[/acronym:65c55ef054] 30lbs base rock 6lbs Brazilian [acronym:65c55ef054="Live rock"]LR[/acronym:65c55ef054] 35lbs sand (20lbs of [acronym:65c55ef054="Local Fish Store"]lfs[/acronym:65c55ef054] [acronym:65c55ef054="Live sand"]ls[/acronym:65c55ef054] i think it cycled my tank faster) 3 blueleg hermits 4 turbo snails royal gramma gold stripped maroon clown

08-26-2004, 06:22 AM	#3
MarkW19 Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: UK Posts: 1,671	So the eyes etc. will be on the molt too? Could it not be a dead crab that's had it's shell nicked though?? :P

09-29-2004, 02:05 PM	#4
MarkW19 Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: UK Posts: 1,671	Are the eyes etc. on the crab molt??

09-30-2004, 09:05 AM	#6
MarkW19 Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: UK Posts: 1,671	Could the crab not have been pulled out of the shell though? :P

09-30-2004, 11:07 PM	#8
quarryshark Aquarium Advice Addict Moderator Emeritus Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 5,381 Images: 53	It will appear clear somewhat. Also it will not appear to be rotting. My money is on a molt.

10-01-2004, 02:03 PM	#9
MarkW19 Aquarium Advice Addict Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: UK Posts: 1,671	It's sort of clear at the back - looks like someone's been biting away at his "body", but the front (legs/eyes etc.) are exactly like the crab!

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