Constantly urinating hermit crab...?
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StarlinK
- Zygote
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- Joined: 19 Feb 2011, 08:45
- Gender: Female
- Hermit crabs: 2
- Total tanks: 1
Constantly urinating hermit crab...?
Alright, this seems a little odd to me...ever since one of my crabs moulted it has been urinating all the time as soon as it is picked up..neither of my crabs have ever done that before. If I just take him out to let him wander around he urinates where I place him and then does so again if I pick him up. Do hermit crabs do this when they are afraid?? Is this something I should be concerned about??
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ladybug15057
- Coenobita
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- Joined: 03 Mar 2008, 04:12
- Gender: Female
- Hermit crabs: 82
- Total gallons: 305
- Total tanks: 7
- Location: Southwestern Pa., U.S.
Re: Constantly urinating hermit crab...?
Chances are great that he/she is not urinating at all but loosing shell water. Hermies urinate so little, if even a drop from their antenna it is hardly noticeable.
Marie (aka ladybug15057)
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CrabbyJo
- Coenobita
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- Joined: 21 Jan 2009, 13:31
- Gender: Female
- Hermit crabs: 7
- Total gallons: 85
- Total tanks: 4
- Location: Alaska
Re: Constantly urinating hermit crab...?
Yes, what Marie says is true. What you are getting on you is the hermie's shell water, forced out when they abruptly pull into their shell. Hermies actually urinate through glands at the base of their antennae, which you would probably never notice, as Marie says. 
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