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<blockquote data-quote="YoungShyCareerGirl" data-source="post: 1582422" data-attributes="member: 100892">The hermit crab in question is about the size of a quarter.&nbsp; I have deep substrate but he dug a very shallow burrow where he was plainly visible behind one of the climbing toys I have in the main tank.&nbsp; When I found him I hadn&#039;t even realized he had molted because it was just so unusual how he did it - I thought he was dead.&nbsp; I mistakenly handled him thinking he was dead, he was that pale pink, till I saw him move - then it dawned and I peered in the burrow and sure enough I could see the exo.&nbsp; So now I don&#039;t know what to do, I&#039;m worried for him.&nbsp; I gently placed him back in the borrow and positioned the climbing toy so it covered the burrow a little better. None of my other crabs seem to really be bothering him...I have 5 total, and in fact I have a second that is currently completely buried and I suspect molting.&nbsp; I&#039;m probably being paranoid but I&#039;m worried about him since I stupidly handled him.&nbsp; How long does it usually take a quarter-sized crab&#039;s exo to harden?&nbsp; If he hasn&#039;t come out of hiding in about a week, should I check on him?&nbsp; Should I move him to an isolation tank or at this point, leave him be?&nbsp; I&#039;m afraid of killing him by handling to much when he&#039;s molting. Thanks!!!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="YoungShyCareerGirl, post: 1582422, member: 100892"] The hermit crab in question is about the size of a quarter. I have deep substrate but he dug a very shallow burrow where he was plainly visible behind one of the climbing toys I have in the main tank. When I found him I hadn't even realized he had molted because it was just so unusual how he did it - I thought he was dead. I mistakenly handled him thinking he was dead, he was that pale pink, till I saw him move - then it dawned and I peered in the burrow and sure enough I could see the exo. So now I don't know what to do, I'm worried for him. I gently placed him back in the borrow and positioned the climbing toy so it covered the burrow a little better. None of my other crabs seem to really be bothering him...I have 5 total, and in fact I have a second that is currently completely buried and I suspect molting. I'm probably being paranoid but I'm worried about him since I stupidly handled him. How long does it usually take a quarter-sized crab's exo to harden? If he hasn't come out of hiding in about a week, should I check on him? Should I move him to an isolation tank or at this point, leave him be? I'm afraid of killing him by handling to much when he's molting. Thanks!!! [/QUOTE]

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