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Why do hermit crabs in the wild live longer than hermit crabs in captivity?
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∙ 13y ago
I've heard of hermit crabs being bred in the lab (I'm not aware of official documentation, however), but no home setup would be able to handle it. The life cycle of a hermit crab is far too complex; you can't just throw a male and female crab in 10 gallon aquarium and wait to see what happens. The process is very tedious--even if you were able to provide the proper setup for breeding, you would have to sustain the offspring for months until they were even close the the size of the hermit crabs at pet stores (not to mention your responsibility for the adult crab!). No average person has the time or money to do this properly.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 15y agothey dont reproduce in captivity because the females lay their eggs in the ocean, so i guess they need saltwater for it.
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∙ 13y agobecause if you touch way to much it will die because of the oil on your hands or body
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∙ 11y agoNo not normally there has only been one person who successfully bred hermit crabs so don't expect any baby hermies any time soon.
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How long do hermit crabs live without other hermit crabs?
In captivity, they live 1-2 years.
Does hermit crabs live very long?
In captivity hermit crabs can live longer than 6 years, mine are 3 years old. To learn how to take care of them please follow the link below thanks :)
Do small hermit crabs live longer than big hermit crabs?
yes
How do you know when you hermit crabs are matting?
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.
Do hermit crabs stay together in a community?
Yes they do. Out in the wild hermit crabs live in groups up to hundreds. but in captivity i would have at least 3.
Do hermit crabs live longer than humans?
No. We live close to 85 years and hermit crabs usually live to 1-4 years.
What other creatures live in the hermit crabs habitat?
I think that shrimp live with the hermit crabs.
How many years can a hermit crab live for alone in captivity?
By itself maybe 1 year. But with friends they can live up to 15 years but there was one woman who raised her hermit crabs for over 30 years
What should you do if your hermit crabs lay eggs?
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.
Do dwarf zebra hermit crabs and blue hermit crabs live in water?
yes they do live underwater
How does a crab lives?
a hermit crabs live 3-4 years t the most but its ok to live longer
Do hermit crabs have to live in tanks?
When in captivity, yes, they have to live in a climate controlled area, and tanks work best for this unless you live in an area where LHC's are common. If you live in that kind of area, the crabs would do best in an outdoor enclosure.
