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Your pet hermit crabs were harvested from the wild, as it is nearly impossible, without a very complex set up, for hermit crabs to hatch and live past the zoea stage. Generally this complex of a setup is only found in scientific laboratories, as one must mimic the fluctuating tides of the ocean. As far as I know, even scientists have an extremely hard time breeding hermit crabs with success in captivity.
There are times when one may purchase a female hermit crab that is already carrying eggs, and you may find them in your marine salt water dish (you should definitely have marine salt water available to them, they need it for molting), but they won't survive long if they hatch at all.
What else can I help you with?
What temperature do you keep a hermit crabs cage?
70 75
Do hermit crabs like a small cage?
not really. the bigger the better.
How long until you have to change a hermit crabs cage?
3-6 months
What does it mean when hermit crabs beats against the glass of your cage?
They are just having fun.
Where do hermit crab mites attach to humans?
No, hermit crab mites are specific to hermit crabs and will not harm you or your pets.
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.
When do you clean a hermit crabs cage?
basically, whenever needed. check daily for anything wrong in its cage. change food daily.
Do you have to put new sand in your hermit crabs cage?
No, for the substrate you can have coconut fiber. I have half of that and sand.
How much does a hermit crabs cage cost?
at Petland it costs at least 40 dollars
Is it bad to put a new small hermit crab with a big hermit crab?
no we had over ten hermit crabs in one cage and they were all fine.:) since they are both different sizes you should keep an eye on them but you shouldn't worry because hermit crabs are very social animals.
How many hermit crabs is too many hermit crabs?
A lot
Are hermit crabs herbavores?
No, Hermit Crabs are omnivores.
