Does your hermit crab lay down a lot when it is pregnant?

Hermit crabs do not get pregnant, they lay eggs. They have never been recorded reproducing in captivity.

It turns out to be very easy to tell if a crab is pregnant. First, look at the crab and make sure it's a crab and not a squirrel or something. If so, it's not pregnant, because crabs don't get pregnant. They lay eggs instead.

It won't. Hermit crabs don't get pregnant. They lay eggs. They need ocean and beach conditions to do it, so they do not reproduce as pets.

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

well, technically it does. but it is out long enough to lay the eggs and to go back to shelter in its cozy crab home. good question though

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.

Hermit crabs do not procreate in captivity. They lay their eggs in the sea.

Female hermit crabs lay the eggs.

yes they lay their eggs in water

If you think your hermit crab is pregnant pick it up by the shell and let it slide out the shell a bit and if you have red balls on the side of the crab it is pregnant. Also when they turn gray they are about to hatch. But this is only true if the crab is in the ocean because they can only lay eggs in the ocean. hermit crabs will more then likely…

It's very rare when Hermit Crabs lay eggs in captivity.

yes hermit crabs lay eggs in water and then they will hatch

Hermit Crabs lay their eggs by going to where seawater is only.

About 800. That is the least.

they can lay 1,000-50,000 eggs at a time.

If it is a pet, they won't. Hermit crabs lay eggs, and they do not reproduce in captivity, only the wild.

a hermit crab can lay up to 1000 eggs

hermit crabs need a beach to lay their eggs on so they wont have babies in their cage.

Hermit crabs can lay 800 eggs to in the thousands!I have 2 hermit crabs and mine haven't had babies but just in case i researched it!

It depends on the size. Most hermit crabs lay thousands of eggs, although it is rare in captivity. A hermit crab lays hundreds of eggs directly into the ocean when they are ready. They are very small and will not emerge for several weeks.

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.

Hermit crabs lay eggs. they usually come out of their shells to mate. they have their eggs in saltwater, so if you have a pet hermit crab they are most likely not to have babies

Hermit crabs cant breed in captivity, they need to have an ocean to lay the eggs in and even scientists cant breed them.

Hermit crabs do not have babies. They lay eggs. They have never been recorded doing so in captivity. They only reproduce in the wild.

A Hermit Crab can lay 400-800 eggs at once.

Not every animal or needs 2 to produce but it is very rare to find a hermit crab laying eggs, the best ways to get a baby Hermie is to find them at pet stores It is very rare for hermits crabs in captivity to lay eggs. You have VERY slim chances of getting eggs. and yes, you must have two genders to have babies. Hermit crabs lay eggs in salt water. Even if you…

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.

They lay eggs not give birth

It should be a ten gallon tank and should have a bowl of water to lay the eggs in.

Not successfully. Crabs lay their eggs in a large body of salt water (bay, sea). If you crab lays eggs in it's water dish, they will not hatch.

in captivity they cannot because of the fact that you don't have an ocean in your 10 gallon tank or aquarium

As hard as it can be to do, you have to lay your hand, and if possible the crab, flat on something like a table or counter, be still and wait. As soon as everything is still and quiet enough for it, it will let go.

You don't have to lay down after intercourse to get pregnant.

Depending on the type of crab, it can lay from a few hundred eggs to a few million. For example, hermit crabs may lay up to 600 eggs, while blue crabs can lay up to 8 million eggs.

unlike mammals, who get pregnant and after a certain amount of time later give birth, hermit crabs lay eggs. You can't really tell just from looking at a female if she has produced eggs yet or not unless she is far out of her shell, and then you will see tiny red balls on her side if she is pregnant. the red eggs turn grey when mature and ready to be thrown into the ocean…

Land Hermit crabs lay their eggs in seawater. They cant breed in captivity. There have been cases where a female crab has been caught on her way to dropping off her eggs and then had them in the hermit enclosure when seawater was provided. However, it is very unlikely something like this happens. The babies will not survive.

When you get the crab on the helicopter you go where the boys who got his money are and lay the crab were the money is. Then go down and get the money. And then your done

Hermit crabs, like all other crabs, lay eggs to procreate. You would need a mating pair to breed them, and you would have to create conditions that simulate a natural environment. (see the related link)

Land hermit crabs lay their eggs and carry them in their shell until they are ready to hatch. A female crab will be holding them on the sides of her abdomen and they are quite easy to spot because there are so many of them. She will release them in the ocean when they are ready.

yes, normally it'll lay down on it's side.

I as always told i could be pregnant! But no its not because your pregnant its because your heart beats trhough your whole body, when you lay down you can feel it better! But its not a sign of pregnant

No, unfortunately they can't... Hermit crabs lay their eggs in the ocean, they are born without shells, and eat plankton. If you have a very large aquarium, and can manage to make a mini-saltwater ocean inside as well as dry land, it could be possible... Remember that the ocean must have a proper amount of salt! (table salt is harmful to hermit crabs too...)

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

Female hermit crabs lay eggs inside their shells and then drop them into the ocean when they are ready to hatch.

The female crab lays the eggs, and not the male.

Zero. Hermit crabs lay eggs.

I had some named Hermie, Charles, and Elizabeth. Okay..so first....You must have sand and water. Sand so they can crawl and burrow and water so they stay hydrated. You can buy hermit crab food at your local pet store called Hermit Crab Variety Bites. You can also buy them Hermit Crab Cookies for little treats. So, you get them a big enough tank and you fill the bottom with enough sand for them to burrow…

yes hetmit crabs lay eggs.

I always thought they would lay eggs until I witness one spew out live babies, in Captiva Florida. They came shooting out into the water and they were swimming and wriggling around. We were all astounded.

Hermit crabs can have 400- 1800 eggs at once!!!