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No. They have a lot of specific care needs. If you meet those needs, they live upwards of 40+ years. If you don't meet those needs, they die within months. Bad situation for any ten year old. They will either be sad over a death, or lose interest after a while.
Additionally, most land hermit crab species are active at night. Unless the ten year old doesn't have a bedtime before 10 or 11 pm, they will almost never see the crabs active, and they will think the pet is boring. Might be better to get a lizard or something.
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How old is your hermit crab?
i dont have one. I have 5. Almost all of them have been living with me for a year now.
Is it okay to put your new hermit crab in a cage that your old hermit crab died in?
yes although it would be wise to clean and disinfect it first, you don't know why your old crab might have died.
Do you need to feed your hermit crab if it bites to much?
Hermit crabs do not bite, they pinch. When a hermit crab pinches you that means that they are intimidated and stressed out, and possibly hungry. In your crabitat there should always be fresh food available to your hermit crab so it does not starve. My hermit crabs are 6 years old, if you want to learn how to PROPERLY CARE FOR A HERMIT CRAB, visit hermitcrablovers142.webs.com
How often does a hermit crab change shells?
When ever a hermit crab grows out of its old shell it finds a new one to call home. There is no set amount of times a hermit crab will change its shells. The hermit crab will only change shells if it has grown to big for its original one. Otherwise, the hermit crab will not change shells. It all depends on the hermit crab's growth rate and size.
Can a hermit crab die from its shell breaking?
Congratulations! No need to rename it. It's the same hermit crab. It molted it's old skin! This means your hermit crab is perfectly healthy and can grow! Make sure you have a slightly bigger shell though. Leave it alone until it walks around and is very healthy.
What do you do if your Hermit crab's Shell Cracks than they get out of the old shell?
Get a new one!
What do you do with an old hermit crab shell?
if it is dead keep it if not still if it molted still keep it
You just got another hermit crab today and you left it for 2 hours and it already moved into another shell why did it do that?
The hermit crab probably got too big to live its old shell, which is why it moved.
Is something wrong if a one and a half year old hermit crab has never changed its shell?
No nothing is wrong he has probobly not grown enough to change shells.
Do hermit crabs stay in their shells when they molt?
Yes, the hermit crab remains in it's (outer) sea shell/home when it molts. However, when the hermit crab molts it sheds it's old exoskeleton much like a snake sheds it's skin, pushing the old exoskeleton out of the sea shell, and forms a new exoskeleton. The new exoskeleton is soft at first and takes time to harden. The hermit crab's "tail and belly" section remains soft and vulnerable requiring a hard outer shell/sea shell for protection.
What do hermit crabs stay in?
Hermit crabs love a large area with lots of space to play in and plenty to climb on an old aquariam tank is perfect for hermit crab/s
What do you do if your new hermit crab and old hermit crab do not get along?
Put your new hermit crab in a bath of distilled water (make sure the water is no higher than the crab's legs) and let him/her crawl around in it for a while. Then, put your crabs back together and see how it goes. If that doesn't work, watch them for a while and maybe give them both baths. That happened to my crabs, but now they like each other.
