QuestionMy hermit crab of 5 years is molting, or so I think. He has been buried for about a month now - but he's buried under the sand, against the side of the glass tank so I can see what's going on. I can see his entire shedded exoskelton laying infront of his buried shell, and his new dark body in his shell (because his shell is tilted back at a 30 degree angle) - but he isn't moving at all and his limbs have some whiteness to them, like solid white snowflakes covering his farthest limbs. The tank doesn't smell fishy - so I can't tell if he's passed or not. Please let me know what's up and what I can do. Many thanks - Samantha.
AnswerSorry, I thought I had answered this one already. How long has his exo been off? If it's been more than a week with the exo off and you haven't seen any movement I would suspect that the white stuff is mold and that your crab has passed on. If he's still not moving today, go ahead and carefully dig for him.
