What should you do if your hermit crabs lay eggs?

Anonymous

∙ 14y ago

Updated: 8/19/2019

It is very unlikely that a hermit crab will lay eggs in captivity, and if it does lay eggs, the eggs will die right away, they need special cells that only live in the ocean, that we can not provide in captivity.

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∙ 14y ago

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Do hermit crabs go through live birth or eggs?

Hermit crabs lay eggs in the ocean.

How many pregnancies do most hermit crabs have?

Zero. Hermit crabs lay eggs.

Do hermit crabs lay eggs or do they have to mate?

i think they get jiggy with a mate and lay eggs.

How does a crab lay eggs?

Hermit Crabs lay their eggs by going to where seawater is only.

Do male hermit crabs lay eggs?

zilch

Do hermit crabs have eggs?

Yes the lay there eggs in the water in the wild.

Do hermit crabs give birth or lay eggs?

they don't

Do hermit crabs die when they lay eggs?

They can, but it's not mandatory.

Do Land hermit crabs lay eggs?

Yes land hermit crabs do lay eggs if you suppose to have a sot of digged up spot in the tank check for a egg but watch out if you touch the egg the mother will not sense that the egg is hers and hermit crabs carry a disease called salmonella so do not touch 

How do you breed a hermit crab?

It's very rare when Hermit Crabs lay eggs in captivity.

Are hermit crab young hatched?

yes hermit crabs lay eggs in water and then they will hatch

How do you know when hermit crabs are pregnant?

They lay eggs not give birth