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Yes, but they usually require live oysters to survive. As such, you may want to have a live colony of oysters up and running first, before introducing your crab and letting it fend for itself.
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Do hermit crabs use snail shells?
not pet hermit crabs... they are too weak and fragile to keep the hermit crab save although wild hermit crabs might use them the would be sea snails which have harder shells
Can a hermit crab be a sea crab and a land crab?
yes.
What is the benefit of the sea anemone from the hermit crab?
A sea hermit crab carries sea anemones on it's back to protect it from other predators.
What hermit crab' eat?
mostly rats, seagulls, and even hermit crabs can eat their own kind! They can get eatain also by other sea qritters like the yellowfin tunaand some times eaven turtles
When you get a sea hermit crab as a pet what can they eat?
Well they are scavengers so you can feed them meat and fish bits and stuff like that!
What if you bought a hermit crab and it was on sand is it land or sea hermit crab?
Most likely a land hermit crab, but you should always check with the person that sold it to you.
How do you tell if your hermit crab is a land or sea hermit crab?
If your crab is has bin living land for any period of time, it's a land crab.If your crab is has bin living in the sea for any period of time, it's a sea crab.(:
How do hermit crab move in the sea and on land?
They have legs.
How do you make a home for a pet hermit crab?
I have mine in a fish tank with sand in the bottom. If you have land hermit crabs put something for them to climb on in there and prop up large sea shells so they can barrow under them. Sea hermit crabs they like to hang on fish rocks.
What is the size of a sea hermit crab?
The crabs Can be any size
What is the symbiotic relationship for hermit crab and sea anemone?
no
Where does the hermit crab get its shell?
Answer: Usually a sea snail's.
