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Do Land hermit crabs lay eggs?

Anonymous

∙ 14y ago

Updated: 10/6/2023

Yes land hermit crabs do lay eggs if you suppose to have a sot of digged up spot in the tank check for a egg but watch out if you touch the egg the mother will not sense that the egg is hers and hermit crabs carry a disease called salmonella so do not touch 

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∙ 14y ago

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Do hermit crabs go through live birth or eggs?

Hermit crabs lay eggs in the ocean.

How many pregnancies do most hermit crabs have?

Zero. Hermit crabs lay eggs.

Do hermit crabs lay eggs or do they have to mate?

i think they get jiggy with a mate and lay eggs.

How does a crab lay eggs?

Hermit Crabs lay their eggs by going to where seawater is only.

Do male hermit crabs lay eggs?

zilch

Do hermit crabs have eggs?

Yes the lay there eggs in the water in the wild.

Why do land hermit crab need the ocean to mate and lay eggs?

so when the eggs hatch the baby hermit crabs know where to get the water so they can have it in their shells to breathe.

Do hermit crabs give birth or lay eggs?

they don't

Do hermit crabs die when they lay eggs?

They can, but it's not mandatory.

Do hermit crabs have babies on land or ocean?

Hermit crabs lay their eggs in the ocean and the babies live there until around week 6 when they emerge onto dry land and take up their first shell.

How do you breed a hermit crab?

It's very rare when Hermit Crabs lay eggs in captivity.

Are hermit crab young hatched?

yes hermit crabs lay eggs in water and then they will hatch