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Do Land hermit crabs lay eggs?

Updated: 10/6/2023
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Yes land hermit crabs do lay eggs if you suppose to have a sot of digged up spot in the tank check for a egg but watch out if you touch the egg the mother will not sense that the egg is hers and hermit crabs carry a disease called salmonella so do not touch 

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Yes, they are born from eggs. The mothers go out to the ocean to lay them.

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12y ago

yes because my 2 hermit crabs are female and male my shelly made a huge hole i think its pregnant

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Yes, female land hermit crabs lay eggs in the shallow depths of the sand.

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yes hetmit crabs lay eggs.

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