For example, the small plastic containers of marigolds that you fine at the local greenhouse are probably treated with pesticides and therefore unsuitable for crab food.
The best diet for a land hermit crab is what you would eat if you had to eat only what your parents and doctor told you to eat. That is, fresh fruits, vegetables, meat, fish, nuts, seeds, etc. Natural, healthy foods with zero processing involved. Land hermit crabs are omnivorous and therefore eat just about anything. Crabs also like tannin-rich foods, such as oak leaves and tree bark. Before giving your crabs these things as food, make sure they are thoroughly cleaned by rinsing with water no soap and allowed to dry -- crabs like their leaves crunchy.
The current wisdom is that commercial crab food is not necessary if you provide your hermit crab with a varied diet of "human grade" food. You can do almost all of your hermit crab food shopping in a regular grocery store.
Specialty items you buy from a pet store should be free of unfamiliar ingredients except for tocopherols, which are natural preservatives. Be sure to examine all labels very carefully and do not purchase any products that contain ethoxyquin or copper sulfate. In the past couple years, a number of hermit crab food specialty sites have sprung up online. They offer a wide assortment of organic staple food, treats and supplements.
They should be big and deep enough to let the crabs get into them if they wish to soak especially the salt water dish , but easy to get out of and not so deep that drowning is a risk strawberry hermit crabs should be given a salt pool deep enough to fully submerge themselves in, but for most species it does not need to be that deep. With deeper dishes, smooth river stones or pieces of coral can be used as ramps or steps for the crabs to get out of the water.
ZooMed makes a nice water bowl Hermit Crab Ramp Bowl that is attractive and is good for hermit crabs due to the stepped edges for easy access in and out, and their Repti Rock dishes work well too. You should also place natural sea sponges in the water dishes; some crabs will press on these to get water to drink and they help regulate the humidity.
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In any medical situations, you should always consult your vet, including questions regarding your pet's diet. We are open for essential shopping. This comprehensive care guide will show you how to look after a Hermit Crab in 3 easy steps Fast Facts: How long will my Hermit Crab live?
They can live for years How big will my Hermit Crab grow? They will grow cm What size of tank is recommended for my Hermit Crab? They require an enclosure of at least 30 x 30 x 30cm What does a Hermit Crab eat? They are a low maintenance pet Hermit Crab Housing Hermit crabs come from the northern, tropical regions of Australia, living in the coastal dune-forests where fresh water is available.
Hermit Crab Feeding Hermit crabs are opportunistic, scavenging omnivores that feed upon a wide variety of foods such as fruit, vegetables, insects and even carrion.
Red flags Is your Hermit Crab showing any of the signs of disease or illness? Loss of appetite Lethargy At Kellyville Pets, we encourage responsible pet ownership. Checkmark icon Added to your cart:. Do you have a few wilty leaves left over in a tub of greens? How about the core of a sliced apple? Making eggs? Don't toss the shell, share with your crabs! If you eat organic produce and eggs, you can share the waste from them with your crabs. They are natural scavengers and will enjoy crunching through egg shells great source of calcium and pinching pieces from your apple cores and wilted produce.
Why organic? Pesticides, which are bad for your body, are very harmful to theirs. Question 6 weeks ago on Introduction. I can't tell if they're eating. I'm giving them something a little different each day.
For instance: chicken, sunflower kernals, coconut. I tried flattening out the sand so I might be able to tell that they're going up to the food but it didn't work.
I guess my question is, is my food bowl for them too small or something? Question 3 years ago on Step 1. Can you feed a hermit crab Orchard Valley Harvest antioxidant mix it has almond dried sweetened cranberries blueberries cashews and pitas.
Answer 7 weeks ago. It sounds like they are sweetened and hermit crabs can not have sugar Only pure organic cane sugar. Reply 7 weeks ago. Hermit crabs dont usualy pinch, and also I would avoid handling them becuase stress is very bad for a hermit crab and they do not like to be handled at all. Reply 2 years ago. Reply 3 years ago.
I just got two hermit crabs ,and I'm a beginner and I was wondering if i were to draw on their shell with sharpie if it would hurt them ;-? The fumes will probably hurt them and can maybe kill them, also the sharpie could wash off in the water causing the water bowl to be toxic. Reply 5 years ago. It will not not hurt them as it is just a shell it is a sepratr piece the wear unlike a turtle it is not attached the changh shells when they grow so you can draw on them is u like I HAD ABOUT 6 over the past year I should know.
Unforchatly most of them died last Winter but now just a few days ago i got three. As I said u can draw on the shell and in pet stors they actually paint the shells.
Hope u r happy? Hello Noelle. It is actually very harmfull for anything to be attached, drawn or painted on there shells because they sometimes eat there shells or the shells around them.
Many large groups are trying to get them to stop ruining all those beautiful shells by painting on them.
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