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When was Australian land hermit crab created?
Australian land hermit crab was created in 1909.
What if you bought a hermit crab and it was on sand is it land or sea hermit crab?
Most likely a land hermit crab, but you should always check with the person that sold it to you.
Can a hermit crab live with fish?
They cannot live with a land hermit crab because land hermit crabs live out of water so the fish would die (as you know) if it is out of water.
Can a hermit crab be a sea crab and a land crab?
yes.
What are the different types of hermit crabs?
Here is a page with descriptions and pictures of a few different species of land hermit crabs. http://www.hermit-crabs.com/species.html The most common land hermit crabs: Coenobita cavipes Coenobita clypeatus, Caribbean hermit crab (this is the most common) Coenobita compressus, Ecuadorian hermit crab Coenobita Rugosus Rug land hermit crab Coenobita perlatus, strawberry land hermit crab Coenobita variabilis, Australian land hermit crab Coenobita Brevimanus Indo land hermit crab Here are some marine hermit crabs http://www.public.coe.edu/departments/Biology/hermit.html Other Crabs: Birgus latro, coconut crab Ciliopagurus strigatus, Halloween hermit crab Clibanarius tricolor, Blue legged hermit crab Pagurus bernhardus Pagurus pollicaris, flat-clawed hermit crab
Do you fill a hermit crab tank with water?
no because they could be land hermit crab and die
How do you know which hermit crab will not live out of the ocean?
The land hermit crab has a big claw and a small claw. The ocean hermit crab's claw's are the same size.
Can a land crab from pet-smart carry a disease?
Land hermit crabs do not typically carry diseases that can be transmitted to a human, but they can carry mites- which can transfer to other pets and crabs. To get rid of mites, simply dip your hermit crab into a bowl of room temperature water for a few seconds with their opening facing upward. The mites should float out.
How do you tell if your hermit crab is a land or sea hermit crab?
If your crab is has bin living land for any period of time, it's a land crab.If your crab is has bin living in the sea for any period of time, it's a sea crab.(:
Can a land hermit crab survive in a classroom?
yes, land hermit's can live in class rooms.
Can a land hermit crab live underwater?
No way
How do hermit crab move in the sea and on land?
They have legs.
