How many legs does a hermit crab have?

Hermit crabs have 6 legs.

it depends what type or breed of hermit crab you are talking about, there are many different varieties

You can tell a land hermit crab from a water hermit crab by looking at the claws/arms or legs. If it is a water crab it will be blueish and if land crab it will be pinkish purpleish. If your crab is a water crab don't just throw it in water and leave it there, put a tiny bowl in it's tank or cage that is low to the ground and make sure that the water level is a bit lower than the hermit crabs top of its legs. Also have a wet sponge for each kind of hermit crab in the crabs tank.

You can tell by looking underneath the third row of legs on your hermit crab. On a female Hermit crab, there are two small holes underneath the third row of legs. These holes are called "Gonopores". On a Male hermit crab there are no holes. To check-get your hermit crab out and hold it's shell up. Make sure the shell is facing towards the ceiling and the hermit crab's body is facing torwards the floor. while the hermit crab is dangling upsidown you are able to see underneath the legs where the gonopores might be. And remember: No gonopores=MALE.....gonopores=FEMALE Hope this helps! :)

you don't need to do anything a hermit crab will do it itself. if a hermit crab losses a leg it will grow back. it will grow back after molting.

yes they can

A Hermit Crab :) There are many names.. hermit crab, shellfish etc.

nothing. when they molt their legs grow back.

It all depends on the size of the hermit crab.

No.... the hermit crab carries its shell on its back..... In fact it does not Carrie the shell on ant legs.

When a hermit crab has holes near its back legs it is a female if not it is a male

All crabs have ten legs. Hermit crabs have four pairs of walking legs, and two pincer legs, totalling ten in all. Hermit crabs, however, are not true crabs, and are more closely related to insects than to crabs.

They both have legs they are crab

Your hermit crab will act kind of different. They might not come out of their shell for days. If you notice, a hermit crab will have hairy legs and black tips. Right before your hermit crab molts, you will notice there won't be many hairs or black tips, and they will appear worn down. But be careful, because a molting crab can be mistaken for a dead hermit crab. If your hermit crab has died, it will smell fishy, but just so you don't accidentally bury it alive, put it in a ziploc baggie and stick it in the freezer for a day or two.

there are many species of hermit crab which one do you mean? the common hermit crabs species is bernhardus

a hermit crab can have 99 million babies at once.

Birgus latro, coconut crab Ciliopagurus strigatus, Halloween hermit crab Clibanarius tricolor, Blue legged hermit crab Coenobita cavipes Coenobita clypeatus, Caribbean hermit crab Coenobita compressus, Ecuadorian hermit crab Coenobita perlatus, strawberry land hermit crab Coenobita variabilis, Australian land hermit crab Pagurus bernhardus Pagurus pollicaris, flat-clawed hermit crab

hermit crabs have 10 legs...you only see 6 because the other 4 are inside the shell holding it on. They are much smaller and look quite different from the visible legs. Two of their legs have pincers, while 4 are walking legs.

No. The only way to tell sex is if the crab has gonopores (two spots the size of a pinhead) on the underside of it's third pair of legs.

It depend's upon the species of hermit crab. There are many different species for example The common hermit crab is called Eupagurus bernhardus.

You dip him in water and tickle his legs. Or, if you're dealing with a land hermit crab, you pick him up and blow in his face about 2 times and he/she will eventualy come out.

i dependes on how many legs the lose if its only one than it should ok mabey two but the will grow back when the crab molts but if the crab has lose so many legs that it can not move or move well than it will die

There are many theories, but scientists are still trying to discover that out. Since not much attention has been focused on the hermit crab

Under the 2 legs up the thorax. (Middle part of crab)

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