QuestionHey LolaGranola!
Both crab's have been digging, I made a moist misted hole for them, put them in they crawled out. This morning I was missing one, I was in shock! Then I found him in a corner, I can see his shell sticking a bit out not all, just the top, he hasn't moved at all, or I don't think so the tank smells like sand, humidity sometimes go to 40% if I forget to mist, but I mist couple times till it's in it's 75-80% my temperature dropped before but then I turn on my light again and it'll warm it up, at night I have it off because we're scared it will cause smoke if it gets too hot and burn the crabs/ and our house! Anyways, It hasn't moved but I misted him incase he's molting, my other crab is starting to dig in a place without the big hill that I made and I made him a hole and put him in, he crawled out! The other places with sand aren't deep enough so I'm scared he'll surface molt. Though, when I got them both their colours were brighter, recently they have began to get duller just a little bit lighter. Any ideas if they want to molt and if the one that is under the sand molting? Remember I can see his shell still though but he's not moving, if they are molting how long will it take? They are medium not jumbo not too small, but a small medium.
--Thanks!
AnswerYou need to have your substrate deep enough for them to bury in and then leave them to do their thing when they are ready. Molding can take up to 2 months even for a small crab. Just keep an eye on him and all should be well, it's so hard to wait isn't it?!