| It's the middle of the day. You walk in, to look at | | | | time, the crab that wants the new shell usually wins |
| your hermit crabs, and you find they are locked | | | | the fight, and the other crab ends up dying or being |
| together. You ask yourself, why are my hermit crabs | | | | ripped apart. |
| locked together? Well, there is an easy explanation | | | | Once your crabs are locked together, the only thing |
| for this. Your crabs are locked together because | | | | you can try to do is get them separated. It is not a |
| they are fighting. Fighting over a shell that both of | | | | good idea to still keep them in the same cage, |
| them want, and only one can have. | | | | because you run the risk of your crabs getting |
| Your crabs are locked together because one crab | | | | locked together again, and the fight continuing. Make |
| saw a shell he liked, and decided he wants that as his | | | | sure they are completely separated, and in different |
| new shell. When one crab decides there is a shell that | | | | tanks, or you may just wake up to your crabs being |
| he wants to have he will decide to fight for it. He | | | | locked together again or one of them dead. |
| knows he wants this shell for his own, and is set on | | | | The best thing you can do to prevent your hermit |
| getting it. So, he takes what he wants, whether or | | | | crabs getting locked together is have a huge amount |
| not there is another hermit crab in it or not. He will | | | | of shells in the tank or cage, along with different |
| decide to kill the other crab that is in the shell and | | | | sizes. This will usually stop your crabs from getting |
| take his shell, because he wants it for his own. So | | | | locked together over a shell. There are some crabs |
| that is why your crabs are locked together. When | | | | out there that are bound and determined to get |
| they fight, the crab that wants the shell will climb on | | | | what they want no matter what the cost, and you |
| the hermit crab in the tank, and try to pinch his claws | | | | will have some crabs end up getting locked together |
| off, so he cannot fight back when the first crab pulls | | | | because of it. You can have 50 of the same exact |
| it out of the shell. That's how and why your hermit | | | | shell, but if your hermit crab has decided he wants |
| crabs are locked together. | | | | the one that already has a crab in it, and he will do |
| It's not a pretty site when you see your crabs | | | | whatever it takes to get this shell. There are just |
| locked together, because usually it means they will | | | | some out there, that don't care. That is why no |
| fight to the death. Now, if you are right there when | | | | matter what you do, your crabs may end up getting |
| it happens, you can usually try to separate them so | | | | locked together. The only other choice you have is |
| they do not fight any longer, and hope that neither | | | | to have them somewhere you can keep a close eye |
| one of them was hurt. These crabs can be very | | | | on them. Then, if your crabs are locked together you |
| selfish, and when they see something they want, | | | | can try to separate them permanently. Just try to |
| they are determined to get them. It's like there is a | | | | watch carefully and do whatever it takes to prevent |
| million dollars in that shell, and no matter what the | | | | your hermit crabs from getting locked together. |
| stakes, they are going to get that shell. Most of the | | | | |