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chirping and aggresion

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Question
My hemit crab is like attached to another one and ALWAYs chirps! i found an anttena thing just lying there brokenn,and a leg. Are they fighting-is the other one being bullied?? HELP!

Answer
Hello,

It does sound like one of your crabs is being aggressive towards the other one. If you can separate them in the tank, I suggest doing that. Make sure to offer proteins daily and that there is 4-5 different shells in there per crab.
There will be dominate crabs in the tank, however loss of limbs is not a good thing.

For more information on bullying and land hermit crabs please feel free to visit this website.
www.hermitcrabaddiction.net/forum