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What is a hermit crab mite?
Hermit crab mites are like head lice for crabs. They are small wingless insects that crawl around inside the shells of hermit crabs. And, just like lice, they have nothing to do with how clean or dirty the habitat or crabs are. Mites can hide out in hermit crab toys, bedding and even food.
How do you make toys for hermit crabs?
(This works for MY hermit crab) Put a small spoon of peanut butter on a flat sea shell and they go nuts! they LOVE playing in it.
Toys that start with x?
· Xia-Xia Hermit Crabs
Can you put miniature toys with hermit crabs?
If you mean will it kill the crab, no. However the hermit crab probably won't be able to use most toys. Depending on what it is.
What white bugs would be on hermit crabs?
Mites. If you get them don't worry just bathe your hermit crabs a few times, dump out all their substrate and get new substrate and wah all their toys and dishes. These mites cannot harm the crabs.
How do you pamper your hermit crab?
You already know what temp, humidity, kinds of water, ( if you don't google how to take care of hermit crabs) You can have alot of space like 3 small hermies in a 10 gallon tank and have diffrent shells, climbing toys (not too many) diffrent foods (hermit crabs are scavengers they can eat people fruit and veggies).
Where can you find toys for hermit crabs?
At a local pet store. Most chain pet stores will carry things in there stores.
What toys and other stuff should you put in your hermit crabs cage?
Put lots of climbing things like vines and plastic plants in the terrarium hermit crabs love climbing. Put huts and caves for shelter and a bowl of freshwater and a bowl of saltwater so that they con drink and fill their shells as needed. You will need about three inches or more of sand so that they can dig.
What should a hermit crabs habitat be like?
Usually when you set up a crabitat it should have 2 bowls, a food bowl and a water bowl. Also you should add some climbing toys in the petstore. There should be a place where they can hide like a small cave. Also you need a bedding like calcium sand. Tank should have a temperature between 72-80 degress. I have have land hermit crabs and it works. Hopes it helps!
What do you put in a hermit crabs cage?
First, you'll need saltwater and fresh water, the crabs will like to have a net or rock of some sort to climb and play on, they also like a separate dish for their food. Hermit crab toys are available in a local pet store. A coconut cut in half and a doorway will do perfectly for a house and hiding spots for your hermit crab.
Do you need to keep your crab in the dark when hes stressed?
No, you need to make sure the hermit crab has enough food and water, the humidity and temp are where they need to be, has hiding places and climbing toys, and most importantly he has at least 2 other hermies with him. hermit crabs can die if they dont have any other hermies with them.
How do you get rid of hermit crab cage bugs?
You need to take out the hermit crabs and put them in a diffrent container. take out toys, wood, water dishes, food dish and boil them in water NO SOAP it hurts the hermit crabs. Next you need to take out substrate and get new substrate. wash out tank and leave it to dry in a sunny location. Lastly put all the stuff back in it and add your hermies back in.
