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No, newspaper is not a good bedding for your hermit crab. Newspaper retains moisture and stays too wet. This will affect the humidity of your crabitat and also prevent heat from being retained.
If you are looking for a cheap substrate for your hermit crab(s) I suggest using sand such as the kids sandbox sand you can get from Home Depot (just make sure that the bag is not wet, as bacteria could pose harmful effects on the creature.) Or, you can use Cyprus shavings (which you can purchase in reptile sections of pet stores). Cyprus shavings promote healthy burying of your hermit crab.
Beddings to AVOID include: wood shavings (except Cyprus)...especially cedar as it is poisonous, cat litter (harmful if it gets into shell), garden dirt or potting soil (often contains fertilizer and pesticides, paper towels/newspaper (retain too much moisture and affect humidity), corn cob bedding (cannot burrow and it is rough on the legs) and finally...ground coconut/walnut shells (drain hermit crabs of moisture and they are sharp)
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Should you add water to your hermit crabs tank?
Yes its very good for the hermit crabs body!
Can you put camilion and hermit crabs together in 1 tank?
No hermit crabs need high humidity (70-85%)
How big of a tank do you neeed for a water hermit crab?
Well for the safety of your hermit crabs i would use the basic rule of 1gallon of tank space per hermit crab..... so you could get any size you want.... but lets say you had a 10gallon tank so you could have 10 hermit crabs in the same tank.
Can you make an air freshener for a hermit crab tank?
No they dont have air fresheners for hermit crabs
What do hermit crabs stay in?
Hermit crabs love a large area with lots of space to play in and plenty to climb on an old aquariam tank is perfect for hermit crab/s
What do tank hermit crabs eat?
vegetables and crackers tank hermitt crab food
Can you put baby hermit crab in with older hermit crabs?
Yes. But, the older crabs may bully the younger ones. And a larger tank would be a necessity.
What kind of tank would be best for your hermit crab and your babyturtle?
Hermit crabs and turtles NEVER should go in the same tank! hermit crabs need a ton of humidity, and turtles don't even live near hermit crabs, plus hermies can drown. Hermit crabs need their own tank. 2-3 small hermies need a ten gallon tank. I don't know about turtles, i would also get ANOTHER ten gallon tank.
Should you put a light in a hermit crabs tank?
do hermit crabs perfer to have some light during the night or per darkness?
Can hermit crabs live in a fish tank with fish?
test it out and youll see
What size cage do you need for 2 hermit crabs?
then get them! in fact, PLEASE do!! they love company and will become depressed if they don't have any. make sure to have a 10-gallon tank for two crabs though~
What can you put in your hermit crab tank to eat the crickets?
well... nothing hermit crabs don`t eat crickets
