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Crabs

This 10-legged animal walks sideways and is a popular seafood dish. Ask questions and find answers about their diet, habitat, and behavior here.

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Can you keep hermit crabs with other animals in the same habitat?

Very few. Because hermit crabs need to remain stationary to molt they need to be kept with their own kind to avoid being cannibalized.

Some owners do add rollie pollie bugs to their crab tanks as cleaners and that has proven to be quiet successful.

Can crabs eat fish food?

Generally, crabs feed on any other small fishes or crustaceans, alive or dead that they can catch. For fishing purposes, we use old, cut-up sections of stinky, dead fish. The odor attracts them to the crab net. Here in Oregon, a particularly vitriolic insult or threat is to call someone "Crab Bait". As in, "OK, nowyou're crab bait." (The threat) And, "Ugh! He looks like crab bait to me." (Not attractive and/or clean) :>)

When is the best time to buy crabs with the yellow stuff in it?

not entirely sure why you would want to buy crabs with poo inside of them but if you like the yellow muck then you would want to catch or buy them either during or right after the mating season.

How can you tell the difference between a land and a marine hermit crab?

You can tell a land hermit crab from a water hermit crab by looking at the claws/arms or legs. If it is a water crab it will be blueish and if land crab it will be pinkish purpleish. If your crab is a water crab don't just throw it in water and leave it there, put a tiny bowl in it's tank or cage that is low to the ground and make sure that the water level is a bit lower than the hermit crabs top of its legs. Also have a wet sponge for each kind of hermit crab in the crabs tank.

Can crabs be green?

Use google/yahoo/bing images

Why do crabs bury themselves?

Crabs will hide under rocks after they have molted while their new shell is soft. During this time they are very vulnerable to predators. The time it takes for their shell to harden varies by species but for some it is a few days.

How much are hermit crab tanks?

It all depends where you get the Hermit Crab from. I got two Hermit crabs when i got mine. I got two Hermit Crabs and two shells and plus all of the other stuff I had to save up about $230-$250 dollars just to be safe. Because you never know you might find something at the store that you think your Hermit Crab just HAS to have. I know I did. TIP: I have also found that PetSmart is a little bit cheaper than PetCo, especially if you have one of their cards. And it's not that much cheaper than PetCo, BUT in the long run it will eventually pay off. I know that it helped me out.

Were do crabs get there food and what food does it eat?

You can get them at local hermit crab ( pet stores ). You can get it at stores that sell hermit crabs. Commercial brand foods for hermit crabs aren't good for them. Feed them a variety of food that you would eat. Food that you buy in the store has harmful preservatives and does not have enough nutrients that the hermit crab needs..

Why do crabs have a hard shell?

Crustacean (the group that contains crabs, lobsters, and shrimp) shells are made of a material called chitin, which is naturally hard and brittle. Softshell crabs are those who have just shed their exoskeleton. It takes a while before their hard chitinous shells grow back.

What family does the crab belong to?

The Crab belongs to:

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura

What is the name of the hard shell of crabs and toitoises?

The hard shell of a lobster is known as the chitin.

Is a crab an endotherm or ectotherm?

I would belive it would be exothermic. This is just a guess, but crabs live underwater mostly; They are exposed to diffrent tempertures. I am not sure about their homoeostasis, but they are exposed to many mixed temperatures, so it would be hard to keep an internal temperature going.

How do you go crabbing?

just tie a fish to a long tread, and place it near crabs hole ,as soon you keep you go away from that hole holding that another end of thread,the crabs will come to eat the fish within some time . it will

Why do hermit crabs shed their skin?

Crabs shed their exoskeleton to get more space. It usually means that they have grown out of their shells.

How long do crabs usually live?

That would depend on the kind of crab you're talking about. The typical lifespan of a mud crab is thought to be 3 or 4 years while hermit crabs have an average lifespan of 10 years but can live up to 30 years.

How do horseshoe crabs adapt to their environment?

A fish has gills which allows it to breath underwater. It also has fins to move very quickly and some fish are even camouflage to disguise them under the water. This is how a fish adapts to their environment.

What invertebrate group does a crab belong to?

Crab classification:

Phylum - Arthropoda

Subphylum - Crustacea

Class - Malacostraca

Order - Decapoda

Are crabs born with shells or eggs?

Crabs are born from eggs. As babies, they don't have shells, but float among the other larval stages in the plankton. As they grow, they develop a shell and settle down on the bottom of the sea (or sometimes move onto land in the case of several species).

What is the salary of a crab fisherman?

They generally get a cut of the profits made from selling their catch. $20 to $50,000 per trip.

What genus are crabs?

It depends on the type of crab. For example, fiddler crabs are of the genus Uca (Ocypodidae). And the blue crab is in the genus Chionoecetes.

Who eats the yeti crab?

the yeti usually eats raw yak but they now survive of ice chips and plants. occasionally a couple mountain goats roll up and get muched on

How do you tell if a fiddler crab is a boy or girl?

You can tell a fiddler crab's gender by its claws. A female fiddler crab has two claws, the same size. A male fiddler crab has one large claw and one small claw.

Are crabs the same as crustacean?

No.

Crayfish: a nocturnal freshwater crustacean that resembles a small lobster and inhabits streams and rivers.

Crab: a crustacean with a broad carapace, stalked eyes, and five pairs of legs, the first pair of which are modified as pincers.

Why are crabs red?

No, sometimes they're white, sometimes they're more of an orangey color than red. If you would like to know something really interesting about crabs, their blood is blue. Their blood is blue due to the presence of copper in it.