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Yes, they do but almost never in captivity. A female crab lays eggs which she carries in her shell for a few weeks before releasing them into the ocean.
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Do hermit crabs have babies on land or ocean?
Hermit crabs lay their eggs in the ocean and the babies live there until around week 6 when they emerge onto dry land and take up their first shell.
Why do Hermit Crabs have babies under water?
Land hermit crabs don't, they put them on damp sand at low tide, when the tide rises it carries the eggs away.
Do land hermit crabs give you worts?
No land Hermit Crabs do not give you warts
How do girl land hermit crabs get pregnant?
because they have love with the boy land hermit crabs
Do hermit crabs eat there babies?
no they don't eat there babies
Do hermit crabs have babies?
hermit crabs mate in waters so if they are in captivity no in the wild yes hermit crabs mate in waters so if they are in captivity no in the wild yes
Are hermit crabs sea animals?
Well it depends there are different types of crabs,I own 4 land hermit crabs.
Types of crabs?
There are aquatic and land hermit crabs. Some land hermies are the Purple Pincher (PP & the most common) and the strawberry hermit crab.
Can hermit crabs have baby hermit crabs?
Actually, you can't make your crabs have babies in captivity, they can only reproduce in the wild because they lay their eggs in the ocean.
How do hermit crabs have babies without going into the ocean?
Well, a hermit crab can have a baby in there shell.
Are crabs arthropods?
They are Arthropods.Edited: Land hermit crabs are from the arthropod phylum.
Do land hermit crabs die when out of shell?
No
