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No. Not usually. You are supposed to have 2 feeding shells. One for treat and one for food. Because when you have the treat in the hermit crab won't eat the food. (Like if you had the choice of cake or spinach.) So you are supposed to put the treat in every day or two days. Hope this helps!
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Can you use moon dough for hermit crab beddings?
No! They love sand but you can only use coconut fiber or sand, i mix them together
Can you pud a hurmeent crab in a tank with a ball python?
No they both take completely different care. One lives on the beach, the other in the savannah. They don't exactly mix. Also, the hermit crab could hurt your ball python.
Can gerbils use hermit crab sand?
Yes, gerbils can use hermit crab sand as a substrate, but it's important to ensure that the sand is clean and free from harmful additives. Hermit crab sand is typically made from natural materials and can provide a suitable environment for burrowing. However, it should not be the sole substrate; a mix with other bedding materials like aspen shavings or paper-based bedding is recommended for optimal health and comfort. Always monitor your gerbils for any signs of irritation or discomfort with any new substrate.
Do hermit crabs like to eat potatos?
Yes, but only if you pop it in a pure oil like olive oil on the stove. No butter or salt. Human grade salt is not safe for them (because of the anti-caking agents and chemicals) and there are chemicals in microwave popcorn as well. Hermit crabs need both dechlorinated fresh water and ocean salt water (made from an ocean salt mix meant for salt water aquariums), not "hermit crab salt" which actually contains none of the nutrients the crab needs that are provided by ocean water. Also, they do not prefer to drink from sponges. Give them a dish of water they can climb into (and out of) and partially or fully submerge, and you will never need to bathe them, either. They will take care of themselves. Food for hermit crabs should NOT be commercial crab foods. It is increasingly more well known that hermit crabs can live much longer than most pet stores seem to realize, and the foods provided by pet stores and food manufacturers contain chemicals and preservatives that are harmful, slow toxins for hermit crabs. The preservative Ethoxyquin has been found to cause molting abnormalities in hermit crabs. Hermit crabs eat a huge variety of foods, and do need an extremely varied diet containing proteins, chitin, calcium, cellulose, and zeaxanthin. They also need a seaweed source in their diet. Spirulina is an excellent, easy seaweed to supplement their diet with, just sprinkle it over their daily fresh foods. You can find more at http://www.crabstreetjournal.com or http://www.hermitcrabparadise.com
How do you make salt water for your hermit crab?
you should keep a little of both in your tank because some crabs like fresh water and some like salt water But, NEVER EVER give your hermit crab table salt!!!! Also NEVER EVER give it water that has chlorine in it. thanks because i found 3 in the water so pis off. regards cabe446
How much sea salt do you put in a hermit crab salt bath?
First, land hermit crab salt water should be mixed according to package directions with a marine-grade salt mix such as Oceanic or Instant Ocean (you can find these online & at pet stores). Secondly, you should not bathe your land hermit crabs unless they are fresh from a pet store or have an issue like mites. Instead, you should provide a "pool" or dish deep enough for them to get in and dip the edge of their shell in to bathe themselves when they need to. Over bathing can result in fatal stress and/or messing with the concentration of fresh and salt water in their shell. Third, if you do have to bathe your crab, the only way you should use salt water is if you rinse them with fresh water after, too much salt water on their skin can be harmful. Remember, all hermit crab water should be treated to remove chlorine and chloramines; distilled water works great or you can buy a tap water conditioner.
How do you hydrate a marine hermit crab?
Marine hermit crabs need both fresh and salt water in different containers. The fresh water should be chlorine free. The salt water cannot be table salt. It is a special salt purchased at pet stores. You can purchase it premixed in bottles, or buy the salt dry and mix it at home. They will drink the right amount of each to regulate themselves.
Will hermit crabs die if given salt water?
No! Wrong kind of. Hermit crabs need salt water but only once a week. If you don't it's fine but is highly recommended. I recommend HBH Hermit Crab Salt. You can get salt water at your local pet store so like Petsmart or Petco or any where else that has salt water. DON'T USE SALT WATER FROM THE OCEAN! Hermit crabs don't really need salt water but it helps to have it. Hermit crabs use the salt water to soak in. It helps with there molting. If you have salt water for hermit crabs GREAT!!! If you don't that's "OKAY." Go out and buy some salt water for your hermit crabs. If you don't know where to get salt water you can got to your local pet shop and get something called hermit crab salt.
Can cows eat sugar canes?
it depends if you feed it to them straight out of your hand, or if you mix it in with their water or food. if you try to feed it to them right out of your hand, then most likely they will not take it, but if you mix it with their food or water, then they will eat it.
Can you use sand for a land hermit crab?
Yes. Playsand from a hardware store is an EXCELLENT choice for substrate. It's cheap, inert (mostly silica), and great for molting in. If you live in a dryish climate, mix it with coconut fiber (found at pet stores) to help hold in humidity.
What do eat hermit crabs?
Feeding Your Land Hermit CrabWhat to feed your new pet?In the wild, land hermit crabs eat a wide variety of foods: fallen fruit, decaying wood, leaf litter, plants and grasses, and items washed ashore by the tide. They are not fussy eaters by nature and have even been observed eating poop! Hermit crabs locate food in two ways, by smelling it and by seeing other crabs eating. One way you can test this is to set a dish of one of the smellier 'treat' options listed below into their crabitat. Watch as they come out, wiggle their antennae, and make a beeline for the treat dish. It is fascinating behavior to watch.What do they need to eat to be healthy?We are not exactly sure of hermit crabs' exact nutritional requirements, but much progress is being made. For example, we now know that hermit crabs require calcium, carotene and antioxidants just like people do. A crab whose diet is carotene-deficient will fade in color after molting, from a nice reddish or orange color to a washed-out tan or gray. To make sure your crabs get adequate carotene, supplement their diet with brightly-colored vegetables, like corn and carrots. Also you can add ground dried organic marigold petals to your crabs' food. You should be absolutely certain that the marigolds were grown without pesticides before adding them to crab food. 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. Check out the Links page for some great sites featuring a wide variety of hermit crab food. There has been a lot of interest by hermit crab and their owners in Organic Worm Castings and with good reason. The worm castings are chock-full of nutrients and are also very well-liked by hermit crabs.A RecipeHere is a good recipe for regular crab food which satisfies the crabs' taste preference and need for calcium to build a strong exoskeleton.2 large cuttlebones1 cup dried rice (any non-instant type)1 cup unflavored oatmeal1 tsp. sea salt. NO table salt!1/4 cup dried plankton, krill or any other very stinky dried sealife2 tablespoons spirulina powder (you can buy this at almost any health food store)Break up the cuttlebones with your hands into nickel-or-dime-size chunks. Using an electric coffee grinder, powder them. Sometimes they get stuck in the blades -- if so, stop grinding and poke them out of the blades and continue grinding. Take all remaining ingredients except the salt and grind them into a sort of lumpy powder fine powder. The krill won't completely grind so just get it to where you can stand it. Add in the salt and any other things you think your crabs will enjoy, such as whole grain cereals, wheat germ, ground nuts, seeds, etc. Mine especially like a dose of ground flax seed now and then.Since this is VERY high in calcium (two whole large cuttlebones are a double-whammy), it is an excellent food for your crabs who are exhibiting molting signs or those who have recently molted. It does not have much carotene though so please add in a source of it, like carrot flakes or some raw carrot.Treat time!Hermit crabs love try different foods. In fact a study found that they prefer to have a different food each time they eat. Of course, this isn't always possible, but you should offer your crab a variety of foods. Some other foods your crab should enjoy are:Fruit, especially tropical fruits such as the crabs would find in their native habitat: mangoes, coconuts and papayas.Vegetables of all kindsMeat. It doesn't matter what condition it is in, just make sure there is no sauce or butter on the meat that could cause them problems. In particular, hermit crabs like to pick meat off of bones. They also enjoy steamed shrimp tails and any sort of dead crustacean. Yes, they are cannibals, it is a studied and proven fact. It is recommended that meat be put into the crabitat at night and removed in the morning to discourage flies and other, unwanted scavengers from visiting the crabitat.Nuts, applesauce, raisins, trail mix, peanut butter, honey, cooked egg, cereal, crackers, washed grass, and popcorn are some of the miscellaneous favorites people have reported their crabs enjoying. Some people notice their crabs are partial to 'junk food' such a corn chips, sugary cereals and pretzels. Though they may like these foods, please exercise caution. They also will eat poop, but I'll bet you won't feed it to them!Natural Treats From the Pet StoreThere are a number of wholesome natural treats in your local pet store. Here are some of them:Frozen fruit and plant-based iguana foodEscargot (especially good dusted w/spirulina)Freeze-dried and sun-dried shrimp and plankton (see example at left)Seaweed (normally sold to make sushi or in health-food stores)Brine shrimp (drained first of salt water)Fish food flakesFish vegetable flakes with no "bad" preservatives addedHand FeedingWith a little practice, you can hand-feed your hermit crab. Take a piece of apple or grape and hold it in your left hand (if you're right handed). Using your right hand, coax the crab out of its shell and place the food near the crab, underneath its two pinchers. Usually the crab will do a 'taste test' first, by sticking an antenna into the food and then putting the antenna into its mouth. Patiently wait for the crab to taste the food, and then see if he uses his small claw to break off a piece of food. He passes the food to the third set of maxillipeds (mouthparts) and then on into the mouth. If a crab is not interested in eating, it will pinch the food and move it around, but not bring any food to its mouth. Set the crab down if it is not interested; land hermit crabs operate on metabolism only, and you cannot 'convince' it to eat if it is not hungry, whether it's his favorite treat or not! Your crabs will be happy and will flourish if fed a diet based on a good, preservative-free, human-grade food.Home Page Behavior & Aggression/Basic Care/Chirping/Convention Happenings/FAQs/My Links/Molting/Nocturnal Behavior/Shells & Shell Pictures/Species Identification/About Mefresh veggies or fruit eggshells and crab foo in petstores
How do you get adult dog to eat dog food?
To get an adult dog to eat, you should put a treat in the food. Or mix the dog food with chicken because the dogs can smell the chicken so they would like to eat it.
