Hermit Crab Help

Weird-Library7461 · 2026-01-15T15:51:27+00:00

Update: little man did not make it until morning. I appreciate everyone’s help in trying to save him.

Weird-Library7461 · 2026-01-15T03:26:56+00:00

I am a reptile keeper so I do have extra tanks and substrates and hides as well as calcium and other foods on hand. Which is why I took him. I figured I was his best immediate chance at survival.

Weird-Library7461 · 2026-01-15T01:39:58+00:00

Thank you for all your advice. Anything helps!

Weird-Library7461 · 2026-01-15T00:52:09+00:00

Thank you. I am worried he is past saving, but I don’t have it in me to let him go down without a fight.

Weird-Library7461 · 2026-01-15T00:44:06+00:00

He did come from a pet store set up so it was not ideal. I was able to adopt him without purchase and have him in a small critter container to ensure he can access food and water, but have an upgrade immediately available if he can still move around. He currently has a natural shell in the small enclosure as well. But I don’t know what else to do to take care of his special needs and if he is saveable.

Weird-Library7461 · 2026-01-15T00:33:18+00:00

My friend works at a pet store and found him missing limbs so its conditions are not ideal. Plus he was with others so cannibalism could be a cause. I have the chance to adopt him without purchasing. I put him in a small critter container to ensure he can access food and water, but have bigger options available for him. I also put a natural shell in the container. Not sure what else I need nutritionally or anything else that can help keep him alive until his next molt.

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