If you plan on making your crabs mate, you're out of luck because they only reproduce in the wild. They can become friends with each other in captivity. They can get as big as a Baseball, but fear not, because not all crabs even grow that big.
hermit crabs mate in waters so if they are in captivity no in the wild yes hermit crabs mate in waters so if they are in captivity no in the wild yes
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Yes, land hermit crabs do mate. If you mean in captivity...yes and no. They will mate and sometimes you will even get fertilized eggs, but you can not raise them to be surviving baby hermit crabs in captivity unless you can duplicate the ocean.
Hermit crabs in captivity cannot mate. Unless you live on a tropical island with wild hermit crabs, there's no need to worry. They were probably just playing.
i think they get jiggy with a mate and lay eggs.
they are probably mating right now bacause they mate all the time
It is very hard to breed hermit crabs but some people have however. You will need to have a salt water pool and many other things to suit their needs. Seewww.ehow.com/how_2053190_breed-pet-hermit-crab.htmlorwww.ehow.com/how_4421522_mate-hermit-crabs.htmlfor more info.It is very hard to breed hermit crabs but some people have however. You will need to have a salt water pool and many other things to suit their needs. Seewww.ehow.com/how_2053190_breed-pet-hermit-crab.htmlorwww.ehow.com/how_4421522_mate-hermit-crabs.htmlfor more info.
To change into a new shell or to mate. If not for these reasons, it is very sick
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.
Hermit crabs are only known to mate in the wild. To tell what sex a crab is look at the back underside of the legs if they have a dot it is usually a female.
most likely to mate it would be awfully hard to get privacy any other way.
They will not move around to much and pertend to die for you to get their attention for a little bit