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Usually they need about 3 inches depending on your hermit's size. When molting, they need to completely cover themselves. I use something called cocofiber. I got it when i bought my crabs. They also love sand, i usually mixed it, sand on half, coconut on other, they love both sides!
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What if the hermit crabs shell breaks?
then the crab goes and finds a new shell
What do you do if your new hermit crab and old hermit crab do not get along?
Put your new hermit crab in a bath of distilled water (make sure the water is no higher than the crab's legs) and let him/her crawl around in it for a while. Then, put your crabs back together and see how it goes. If that doesn't work, watch them for a while and maybe give them both baths. That happened to my crabs, but now they like each other.
Does a ocean hermit crab swims or float?
Usually it just goes to the floor of whatever it lives in, but they can swim in the water.
How does the hermit crab get its food?
you need to fill up the food bowl/plate/etc. up whenever it empties, wet the sponge with water every time it dries, keep the crabitat warm and humid, etc, and when it's molting, do whatever the answer to that say. DO NOT GIVE IT BATHS.
When is a hermit crab ready for a bigger shell?
Hermit Crab, a land- or water-dwelling crustacean. Unlike true crabs, hermit crabs have soft, vulnerable abdomens. For protection from predators, many hermit crabs seek out abandoned shells, usually snail shells. When a hermit crab finds one of the proper size, it pulls itself inside, leaving several legs and its head outside the shell. (A hermit crab has five pairs of legs, but not all of them are fully developed.) A hermit crab carries the shell wherever it goes. When it outgrows its shell, it switches to a larger one. Most adult hermit crabs are from 1/2 inch (13 mm) to 4 3/4 inches (121 mm) long. Living on the seashore, in tidepools, and on the sea bottom in deeper water, hermit crabs scavenge their food.
Does hermit crab or grunt sculpin use shell to hide inside?
Grunt sculpin hide in shells and other objects like jars and bottles. A hermit crab is different however, it actually lives inside the shell that it picks and carries it around with him wherever it goes.
Is it a slow process when a hermit crab goes from one shell to another?
no they put their little ''legs'' in the shell they want for a couple seconds and then they change
What is the difference between pet bedding and timothy hay?
Timothy hay is for small animals to eat. Bedding goes in the bottom of the cage for them to live on and be comfortable. Much more comfortable than newspaper.
Can you put blankets in a guinea pig cage instead of bedding?
only in the wintertime so they wont get to hot
When does a mother hermit crab leave her babies?
A mother hermit crab goes to the ocean/sea to fling her eggs. Once the eggs come in contact with the ocean/sea water they will hatch, and spend weeks in the ocean going through several metamorphosis stages until they come upon land for their last metamorphosis stage, burrow and take a shell to live in. So the mother hermit crab does not see them again after flinging them into the ocean unless per chance they come across each other inland from the shore after the baby hermit crab takes a shell to live on land.
Do hermit crabs like to swim?
no, so don't put water in your tank that is to deep. It is still important to have drinking water, though, so try putting a sponge in some water instead. yes,they swim but in shallow water,i have a hermit crab and it has a bowl with shallow water in it.My hermit crab goes swimming sometimes,but don't force the hermit crab.
Hermit crab babies?
When the hermit crab is first hatched, it goes through many stages. First it is hatched from it's egg, then it comes out as small phytoplankton. They go through many molts(shed their exoskeleton)and soon look like a hermit crab. When they are in the sea, breathing water, they are called zoea.
