Can you tell me all about hermit crab?

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the best description is given here :- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermit_crab

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oH REALLY! Well here is the real answer. (I have been raising these wonderful creatures since i was 6...I think I know best...) Hermit crab is a kind of crab that makes it home in shells. I have tree hermit crabs which is the kind you will most likely see in stores. There are many things you need to know about crabs. First of all they always need water! These crabs love to be bathed/dunked in water to hidrate their tails. (yes they have tails) They also need clean fresh water and misting might be nice every once and a while. (not too much water tho!!!) Next hermit crabs change shells constantly. Its like picking out new clothes as they grow in size. That's another thing: Growing. Hermit crabs...like snakes...shed their skin. THis is called moulting. This is when many people see their crab sticking out of their shells and think they are dead! THEY ARE NOT! YOU MAY BE THROWING IT AWAY LIVE! now the best thing to do in this situation is put the crab in a separate cage and give it everything it will need. Then DONT touch it for a matter of days. It will in this time eat its exoselaten (shedded skin) to gain strength. It in this serious time of moulting may be able to grow any missing limbs back! Small crabs take anywhere from two to four days and large crabs a week to two weeks. This is a cruciall yet deathly part of your crabs life. If you do not work it perfectly it WILL die.

Well hermits crabs love friends so I sugest they live in 3 or more. They only mate and reproduce in their natural habitat, so don't worry about any of that stuff. Food it easy to receive because they will basicly eat anythng. *TIP* if you want to make your crab stronger give it an egg shell every so often. The egg shell plays as an exoseleton with out the moulting. Yes hermit crabs are carnivors so it is possible for them to eat each other. I would keep the big ones seprate from the small ones. Feasting on a dead hermit crab is highly common, because they need the nutrience. They love things to climb on because they are tree crabs. As far as gender goes the males are usually hairier than the females, but it is almost impossible to tell. There is a certain markings that the male or female has but I have tried looking and it is very hard to tell. Their life span is unpredictable. If you are a horrible owner it might live for a week or a month or two. If you care for them they can live to be over 20. THis is highly uncommon, but it is possible. I have had one of my crabs for 5 years now and it is healthy and strong. So anything is possible. They come in all different sizes, so there is no perdicting how big a tree hermit crab may become. They are called hermit crabs because they live in little shells and go in when they are scared, but the truth is they are very sociable creatures and the more you hold them the more fun they get! I have created mazes for mine to run through before, but keep a very carful eye on them, they can do things that amaze you.

They usually have two legs on each side of their body two eyes that stick out like a snail, two claws on big and one small and four antenna. The claws are used for breaking down things (big) and placing them in the mouth(small). *cool fact* watch a hermit crab eat one time...its cool but may freak you out. Look carefully at where/what the small claw is placing or should I say handing the food to. Picking a healthy crab is pretty easy. Its not how fast or lively or friendly the crab is its how fast the antena are moving.

Well thanks for letting me enlight you on hermit crabs. If you have any questions email me at dsmsworld101@gmail.com. THANK YOU!