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hermi molted wont get into a shell

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Question
our strawberry molted 2 weeks ago above ground and is fine then tonight we see another running around naked picking fights there are a few shells but he will not get in we are so scared he will die not sure what to do he is attacking smaller crabs and wont enter an appropriate one what can we do!!!

Answer
Isolate your crab with several shells that you have rinsed out well in dechlorinated water. You might also rinse out his old shell and offer it again. If he doesn't move into a shell you will probably need to buy some to fit his shape and species. Also, make sure that your humidity is between 74 and 82.