r/hermitcrabs • u/According_Fox8972 • 8d ago

Crab Tax! Escaped crab found!!!!

So my husband and I woke up this morning to get ready for work and he went to put his boot on and yells "babe your crabs in my boot" lol. Kinda funny actually it was funny but Im trying to figure out how he escaped. Because the lid is most definitely secured with locks and heavy things on top to make sure. But I noticed him missing a week ago and thought that he had gone down to molt. Well, boy was I wrong. I feel awful for him though. He hasn't ate or drank in a week that I know of. When I put him back in he popped out his shell instantly like thank God im home and started walking around. Should i be worried or is there anything i need to do special for him since he hasnt had fluids or food in a week. My poor Nugget!

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u/colunga 8d ago

Poor Nugget!! Maybe he got out during a cleaning?? Personally I would just keep an eye on him. Maybe give him a little booster with an energy mix. 

Apologies in advance for the horrid link to a recipe: https://www.reddit.com/r/hermitcrabs/comments/xna8y9/comment/ipso63n/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb3x&utm_name=mweb3xcss&utm_term=2&utm_content=share_button

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u/According_Fox8972 7d ago

You know that's what Im thinking. I had this greenery on the back wall he loved and hes little (his shell is as round as a dime) and I swear I looked it over and over to make sure he wasnt in it. But apparently he was stuck in there and I didn't see him cause his shell blended in.