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yes they lay their eggs in water
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When a hermit crab is about to lay eggs can you use hermit crab bathing salt water?
It shouldn't be about to lay eggs. (I am assuming you have hermit crabs in a aquarium.) It has been proven that they need an ocean to lay eggs and therefore cannot lay eggs in captivity. Even in zoos they can't lay eggs.
How does a crab lay eggs?
Hermit Crabs lay their eggs by going to where seawater is only.
Are hermit crab young hatched?
yes hermit crabs lay eggs in water and then they will hatch
How do you breed a hermit crab?
It's very rare when Hermit Crabs lay eggs in captivity.
How many cells does a hermit crab have?
about 30 to50 eggs
What should you do if your hermit crabs lay eggs?
It is very unlikely that a hermit crab will lay eggs in captivity, and if it does lay eggs, the eggs will die right away, they need special cells that only live in the ocean, that we can not provide in captivity.
What if you have a pet hermit crab and it lays eggs?
Hermit crabs cant breed in captivity, they need to have an ocean to lay the eggs in and even scientists cant breed them.
How do you tell if a hermit crab is having a baby?
hermit crabs need a beach to lay their eggs on so they wont have babies in their cage.
How big does a tank have to be for hermit crab eggs?
It should be a ten gallon tank and should have a bowl of water to lay the eggs in.
Why do land hermit crab need the ocean to mate and lay eggs?
so when the eggs hatch the baby hermit crabs know where to get the water so they can have it in their shells to breathe.
Where do hermit crab eggs hatch?
Hermit crab eggs are fertilized by the ocean and then washed up by the waves.
How many crabs can be born at one point?
A Hermit Crab can lay 400-800 eggs at once.
