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Hi :-) If you would like to keep them for a long time then follow my steps: 1.They eat fruits and vegtables.But they love salad a lot.Atleast mine do..... 2.Change there food evreyday. 3.Give them 2 water boils.Why?Because they have 2 have regular water and salt water. 4.The best place to get 1 is Petco. 5.They love being outside.And if you want to play with them let them crawl all over youre shirt.It wont pinch you!But dont drop it! 6.I put my 2 hermat crabs with my pet tortoise.They dont hurt each other at all! 7.Be careful so if you have a tortoise or a hermat crab...It HAS TO BE IN WARM PLACES!They will die in cold places. 8.A 4 gallon tank is good for 2 or smaller.They will grow big.so by a bigger shell so they can go in it! 9.By more then 1 they hate to be alone. 10.They live for 80 years if you take good care of them.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 14y agoHow long do hermit crabs what? How long do they live? They live for 2-3 years if you take care of them right. Mine died three days ago.
No no, hermit crabs can live up 20 years of age or longer if taken care of properly, they can grow to be the size of a softball.
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∙ 8y agoThe average pet hermit crab lives to be about 1-5 years old. I've had mine for a little more that 3 years!!!
Hermit crabs can live 20-30 years in captivity when properly cared for. The information that most pet stores give out at this time is very misleading and some of it is completely wrong, and has led to the belief that hermit crabs are "throwaway pets" that live only 6 months to a year.
There are websites that have good information on how to properly care for hermit crabs, which are much more difficult to care for than most are led to believe:
http://www.crabstreetjournal.com
http://www.hermitcrabparadise.com
http://www.thecrabbagepatch.com
Do your research before you buy hermit crabs, they are expensive to get started, but very cheap once you have your initial setup.
This is just spam to get you to buy things (never EVER buy hermit crabs mailorder):
At least 9 months in a diseased and stressed home. In a healthy, clean, and calm home they will live up to about 20 years. So usually don't pull them out of the cage and fool around with them, they WILL get suicidal!!!!!!!!!
mine only lived for a year
hermit crabs can get up to 50 years old but some say its 100 and im not sure which is right.
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∙ 13y agoA Hermit crab can live up to 100 years of age
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∙ 11y agoIn the wild, around 20 years, in captivity, around 5 years if you take care of them
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∙ 13y agoin captivity, if properly taken care of they can live for 3 or more years.
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∙ 11y ago10 years
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How long do pet hermit crabs last for?
usually two or three years
Does pet smart sell hermit crabs?
yes
What stores sell hermit crabs?
Pet stores
Are hermit crabs decreasing or increasing?
the wild populations of land hermit crabs are decreasing because of people collecting them for the pet business :(
Do hermit crabs use snail shells?
not pet hermit crabs... they are too weak and fragile to keep the hermit crab save although wild hermit crabs might use them the would be sea snails which have harder shells
Were can you get hermit crabs and hermit crab tanks?
You can buy hermit crabs at stores such as Petco. They have many hermit crabs things to meet your needs.
Can hermit crabs live with fiddler crabs?
No, Hermit Crabs and Fiddler crabs require two different environments. The Hermit Crab would drown in the water a Fiddler Crab needs. You can always ask your local pet store if there is any way possible though. Some hermit crabs live on land others live in water even land hermit need two enter salt water , fiddler crabs are brackish or fresh hermit crabs can't breathe in those environments
What do long clawed hermit crabs eat?
Small fish, plankton, and other hermit crabs
How long do hermit crabs live without other hermit crabs?
In captivity, they live 1-2 years.
Do your hermit crabs get water?
What I do for my hermit crabs is I take a shallow hermit crab dish (found at pet stores), fill it with fresh NATURAL SPRING WATER (all other water will kill crabs. trust me!), and put in a hermit crab sponge (also found at pet stores). This way they can pleasantly have their NATURAL SPRING WATER (remember that!) without drowning.
What kind of soil is used for hermit crabs?
Hermit Crabs can use cocanut husk, or soil that you get from any pet store used for reptiles. Hermit Crabs also use sand, they need a wet and also dry climate. If you get oil from the ground, you must bake it or freeze it in a really hot or cold temp. for a long while.
Are pet hermit crabs born with designs?
Hermit crabs are very plain looking; they don't ever have designs. Here's pictures of a hermit crab. http://www.thecrabbagepatch.com/crabanatomy.html When they find a shell to inhabit the shell may have a pattern, but the crabs themselves are plain.
