Blue leg Hermits?

imfsub12

imfsub12

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Hea when we first got them.. they were eating and moving all over the tank..
now they are sleeping a lot more .. or just not moving.. is this normal..
are they more nocturnal?
we turn or lights on at 11 and and off at 11 pm?
they are just stock fluorescent lights... nothing special...
 
triggerphish

triggerphish

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i have 2 and they are up and down. wont see them for a day and then they will be out all day. mine are always more active at night.
 
perfectdark

perfectdark

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By nature crabs are nocturnal just because they feel safe in the dark. Mine do not recognize artificial day to artificial night so it seems, I see mine scurring around at all times lights on or off. I also believe that their habits/and rituals are on the lunar cycle earths gravity all that stuff I dont think lighting will dictate normal from not normal.
 
perfectdark

perfectdark

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I will definatly take some pics tonight.
I too was suprised when I put 2 crabs in about 2 weeks ago. They were 2 sally lightfoots, all of a sudden like 3 days later it was like a tumble weed rolling across the sand a shell from one of the crabs. Apparently he or she had molted. I thought that was cool.
 
nofly45

nofly45

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i had the same prob. mine are active at night then more then day.when u turn out the lights look around closey
 
imfsub12

imfsub12

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Originally Posted by nofly45
i had the same prob. mine are active at night then more then day.when u turn out the lights look around closey
don't have any night time lights yet.. but will later so i can watch them all play around in there wrestling ring...
 
nofly45

nofly45

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i read a book just about that and it said if u blue leg hermit is acting lazy it is proubuly under stress!!!
 
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