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Question
now my hermit crab is out of its shell and it wont move but its standing up wat do i do

Answer
Hi,
thank you for your question.

Sometimes crabs will leave their shell even when the conditions are perfect, they may be sick and some do it with no apparent reason at all.
Put the crab with a few shells, substrate, food and water in a small container either inside the main crabitat (makes it easier to keep humidity up) or outside. The humidity should be at least 80% to prevent the crab's abdomen from drying out. Leave him alone, don't handle him, he needs to make it through that alone, handling will only stress him.
I hope I was of some help to you
Jennifer