My hermit crab has only one claw. Did he lose it? It was already missing when I bought him from Petco.

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Hermit crabs have 5 pairs of legs - 10 legs. They use mainly 4 pairs to move around. They have feeler hairs on their legs.  The 2 back legs are very small. The 2 legs in the front are very large and used to grasp objects. You should check with Petco where you purchased him to find out what happened.

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