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You don't. While it's suggested that you bathe your hermit crab when you first bring it home to flush debris out of it's shell and look for mites, as long as your provide pools deep enough for your crab to get their shell opening into, you do not need to bath it.

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at least once a week. some hermit crabs bathe themselfes and some dont like to be bathed, therefore, once a week is all you need.

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Usually, it is smart to wash your Hermit Crab about once a week, or three times a month.

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