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. . . not if you want them to survive. Salt-water crabs require at least brackish waters.
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∙ 16y ago
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∙ 9y agoSaltwater crabs drown in fresh water because they can't get enough oxygen for survival. They may also drown in stagnant seawater.
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∙ 9y agoSaltwater crabs tend to die if placed in fresh water. They will not survive for very long if kept out of their natural habitat.
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∙ 13y agoIt swells and bursts.
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∙ 11y agoNo, they only live in sea water.
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∙ 11y agoIt would die.
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What does distilled sea water taste like?
It tastes like fresh water.
Are lamprey salt or fresh water animals?
lamprey are both salt and fresh water fish they live in fresh water for 4-5 years then they go to sea and stick to fish for 4-5 years then head back to fresh water spawn and die.
What is the difference between sea turtles and other turtles?
They (as well as tortoises, their close relatives in the reptile world) have protective shells. Turtle also live in the water, sometimes even the sea.
Does it matter how much water you put the seamonkeys in?
Yes, if you put too much water then it will take longer to evaporate, it will slosh out, or they will drown.
What animals did Jesus cause to run into the sea and drown?
Pigs
Can a hermit crab drink both salt and fresh water?
No hermit crabs need distilled water for fresh water (which they drink), and need SEA salt water for them to bathe in (so the exoskeleton gets stronger)
Dose a snail drown in water?
Yes land snails breathe air. so they can drown in water. Sea snails and fresh water snails breathe oxygen derived from water using gills so they can drown in air. I guess that the rate that they expire at is quite slow since their metabolism would be very slow.
Why it is easier for a swimmer to float in sea water than in fresh water?
The sea contains salt, which makes the water lots more dense. The water is then somehow easyer to float on. In the dead sea there is so much salt water, it is imposible to drown without forcefully holding your head under water
What do crabs drınk?
sea water
Can a crab drown?
Yes, hermit crabs can drown. But it is still very important to have distilled water in the tank for your hermit crab to drink. Putting a natural sponge can help hermit crabs from drowning. Also do not put enough water in the bowl for it to drown. Hermit crabs also need SEA salt water for them to bathe in to get their exoskeleton stronger. Hermit crabs need distilled water because the clorine burs their modified (hardened) gills, the gills are not the kind fish have. Hermies gills need moisture in the air. so have the tank have 70 - 80% humidity.
Do hermit crabs drink fresh water?
The kind of hermit crabs most people think of are Land Hermit Crabs. They live on land, and need at least enough water to submerge themselves. Land Hermit Crabs do need sea salt to keep their body chemistry balanced, and as such, need access to both salt and fresh water. Marine Hermit Crabs require a full saltwater aquarium to survive. Such tanks are elaborate, and should be researched thoroughly before purchase. Saltwater pets of all sorts are often regarded as difficult to care for.
Why sea water and freshwater do not have same density?
Sea water and fresh water does not have the same density because sea water has salt, which makes it more dense than fresh water Sea water and fresh water does not have the same density because sea water has salt, which makes it more dense than fresh water
Did convicts have to drink fresh or sea water on the first fleet?
Fresh water - sea water kills.
What klind of water do hermit crabs live in?
sea water
Is a sea fresh or salt water?
Sea water is salt water.
How do you change fresh water to sea water?
Put it in the sea.
Where will a body sink more in fresh water or in sea water?
Fresh water...
