will my hermit get bigger?

[aarone]

Will my hermit get any bigger? He is big now, but im just wondering if he would get bigger?

 

[aarone]

another one

 

[blennybabe]

He is pretty big now, but I would bet that he'll get bigger if he has bigger shells to move into. if thats the only shell he has in the tank, it will limit his growth i think.

 

[killafins]

He will still grow with shell or without... but just more slowly than before once he hits a stage. As long as a crab molts he grows... and he still will molt until he dies.

 

[aarone]

so if i can find a shell big enough, i should be able to get him to a massive size! sweet. Im gonna try to give him lots of room. Whats the biggest hermit any of yall have had.

 

[kinkfish]

just got rid of him ate everything in my tank

 

[kinkfish]

whoops

 

[aarone]

sweet! Mine never bothers anything, its funny he will climb to the top of some LR, then roll down in his shell after he loses balance.

 

[lesa]

Aarone that is one ugly crab
What kind is it?

 

[kinkfish]

it is a red legged hairy.

 

[killafins]

haha, it doesn't work that way. They will molt but as they grow older they molt slower. They also have a life span too... but they can get quite huge if you care for them. If your goal is to do this, i recommend you get a new home for him cuz he will destroy everything.

 

[aarone]

thanks killafins. Lesa im not sure what kind of crab he is, i bought it from *****, and the tag just said "hermit crab" Go figure, its *****.