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MY HERMITT CRAB!!!!

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Question
ok my hermit crab molted i accidentally threw her molt shell away she climbed into a shell then today she was out of a shell crawling then two hours later she was in her water dish acting dead i iso her got a cuttlebone for calcium and put her in a small tiny water dish very shallow put two shells in there with her (that were rinsed out and dipped into stress coat) im just scared she will die she's very weak she kinda twitches or moves a leg some what do i do??????????????help!!!!!!

Answer
She sounds stressed right now. The best thing to do is leave her alone, provide her with food and water and extra shells. Make sure to give her shells that were like the one she was in.

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