Is My Hermit Crab Asleep or Just Dead?

So for the past few days, my hermit crab has been laying mostly out of his/her shell, no movement at all. The crab wasn't pale at all; it was the normal dark red-purple color, so I thought that maybe it was just molting or something, but when I went...

So I had 3 hermit crabs, one sadly died today. My biggest hermit crab has been buried for at least 2 weeks now and I figured he is molting until my other hermit crab died today. I'm worried my other hermit crab is dead too but I do not want to disturb...

I have two hermit crabs. One we into a molt a few weeks ago. Usually I have been able to tell if a molt appears to be starting. I would usually then separate the crab that is molting into another tank. This particular crab likes to bury itself, so it...

I have two Purple Pincher Hermit Crabs. One is a medium male, and the other one is close to a Jumbo male. I have had the medium hermit crab for almost a year, and got the other hermit crab two months after. As I was doing maintenance on the Crabatat...

Ok I was cleaning the hermit crab tank and my favorite one was sticking half way out of the shell, when I realized it was dead (because legs, big claw, head, etc all fell out of the shell I noticed that part was still stuck to the shell so I submerged...

I've had hermit crabs for a long time now, I know that this is NOT a moulting crab. My dead crab died in an iso tank. He was relocated to the iso tank because he was moulting and then I guess something just went wrong. It was in good condition (ie, humidity...

I posted a question about if my hermit crab 'Hermie' was really dead. I blamed my bigger hermit 'Kermie' for his death, but I'm having doubts. Well, last night, I came home and saw Hermie wasnt moving. I pushed him a little and saw that his limbs were...