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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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What kind of water do hermit crabs need?
Salt water hermit crabs need to live in ocean water that has been properly set up (like a reef aquarium). Land hermit crabs need access to both fresh and salt water but live the majority of their lives on land.
Crabs avoid predators by walking away from them and hiding under rocks and sand. They can also use their claws to keep predators away.
Are hermit crabs sea creatures?
hermit crabs are not true crabs, but are more closely related to shrimps. I read it in a book!
Hermit crabs are more closely related to squat lobstersand porcelain crabs than they are to true crabs.
Adding on to that, yes, Hermit crabs are very similar to true crabs. They are closely related, but not as closely as the aforementioned creatures.
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Yes, indeed, Hermit Crabs do have hardened gills. They harden even better and can breathe even better when they are at or in a place with the temperature above 70% but below 80%.
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What two characteristics do crabs and barnacles share that limpets do not?
Both crabs and barnacles have claws and also both shed their external skeleton, the limpets do not.
Could a hermit crab die because the environment is too hot?
Yes they can. If it gets to hot the crab can get dried out. Usually water is the mostly makes the crab live. It can evaporate when it gets too hot and the crab will die. After all, you don't see hermit crabs in the desert.
Is sand or pebbles better for hermit crabs?
You sure can, it would be best to sterilize it first. I suggest laying the sand out on a sheet and baking it in the oven for a bit. It'll kill the bacteria and give you a chance to remove any harmful debris.
Which invertebrate group contains soft bodied animals that live in a hard shell?
I'm pretty sure that's a snail. There are two different types that I know of, and that's land and water. Pretty simple. :)
I love playing with hermit crabs so i know. First you should know that they LOVE to climb so make a obstcale corse with rock and other stuff. Make a small pool for them but make it small so they don't drown. Have fun!!!!!!!!!!! :)
Horseshoe crabs are not extinct nor are they on the Endangered Spedies List. However, their population has been severely depleted, especially near Japan. Loss af nesting sites and over-harvesting are problems that are starting to be recognized.
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How do crabs survive in cold weather?
I'm almost ten, but I do know that crawfish do NOT hibernate. If they live in a pond, they just dig deep into the mud to stay warm during the winter. I live in Tennessee, and every spring, my dad and I drive 30 min. to go to a two-foot-across pond to get some crawfish. When we get home, we feed them to the blackbirds. But in two days, it will finally be warm enough to go catch crawfish! I can't wait! this year I will put them in a tank, and keep them as aquarium pets. And if you do not know what to feed them, I am going to feed mine shrimp pellets from petco.
What will happen if your hermit crab shell brakes a little?
They say that a drop from about 3 feet can kill your hermit crab. If you dropped your hermit crab the first thing you should do is see if it's dead. It's body will look droopy and a dead hermit crab can start to smell like rotten fish. If your crab happeneds to still be alive but it's she'll is completely crAcked then gently scoop it up and put it into its cage with a bunch of shell options so they can pick a new shell.
What happens to a hermit crab's shell when it is molted?
Answer: It is eaten by the shedder for calcium to harden the new shell. The parts that remain (if uneaten) are quickly moved away from the lobsters' burrow so as NOT to attract predators. Other sea creatures will quickly consume shedded lobster shells, so you will never find a shedded lobster exoskelaton on the beach.
Can someone with a shrimp allergy eat salmon?
Well i believe yes because Shrimp are shellfish and Salmon are fish.
Is yellow crab meat safe to eat?
the kind that love the water and swarm in packs with dolphins. The kind that stay away from interbreeding kiwi and dolmations..yikers. i know that site and it is ugggggly. so i would pretty much stay away from the alfreds and boscos of crabs, that is to say the crabs that are without legs and walk on heads.
Blue crabs have antennas because this is where some of its chemoreceptors are located. A blue crab uses these organs to sense its prey. The prey releases chemicals that these organs can use to locate the prey. These organs mainly serve as two of five of a blue crab's senses which are taste and smell.
How old are horseshoe crabs when they have eggs?
The average horseshoe crab lives to be between 20 and 40 years old.
Do hermit crabs need a towel over their cage?
No, they don't unless there is a problem and your hermit crab has chosen to surface molt. In that case, he needs darkness and the best thing to do is give him a hidey such as a cocohut or other shelter so he can keep himself in darkness. Never ever disturb a molting hermit crab if it can be avoided. if a crab does surface molt, it is vital that you section him off from any other crabs you may have. This includes keeping them from being able to dig down under a barricade, as a molting crab gives off a very enticing smell (which is not an issue when they bury to molt) which may attract other hungry hermit crabs who will steal the shed exoskeleton of the molting crab who needs to eat it to regain strength. The newly molted hermit crab is also extremely soft and vulnerable, and could also become a target of another hungry hermit crab.
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What is the Japanese spider crab's life like?
yes, a Japanese spider crab has an oval shaped shell and a pair of compound eyes. The shell can reach 30 cm in length.
What happens if you eat too many crabs?
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What ocean does the crab live in?
The crab is usually comfortable living in a fresh water habitat. Different alterations of crab show that it can adapt to enviorments that are totally submerged in ice.
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Hermit crabs will eat anything that's not processed so here is a list of what they can eat:Alfalfa, chopped almonds, apple, apricot, artichoke, asparagus, bamboo, banana, barley, beans, bell peppers, blackberry leaves, blackberries, bloodworms (from the fish food dept.)Blueberries, broccoli, brown rice, cabbage, calcium powder (reptile dept.)cantaloupe, carrots, cauliflower, cereal (no sugary kids cereal, cheerios, cornflakes, bran flakes, etc.), cherry, cooked chicken bones (crushed), boiled chicken with no salt or seasoning, cholla wood, cilantro, clams, colver blossoms and leaves, coconut, cod liver oil, collards, corn, cornmeal, cranberries, prekilled crickets, crustaceans (ALL shrimps, lobsters, crabs, crayfish with shells on), cucumbers, cuttlefish bone (bird dept.) eggs (boiled or scrambled with no salt or pepper) eggshells, fish food flakes, fish flesh and skin, grapes, green beans, organic honey, kelp, kiwi, lentils, lima beans, mango, maple syrup, milk products(TINY amounts only every now and then, cheese, cottage cheese etc.) mussels, nettle (wilted), octopus, oranges, oyster, papaya, parsnip, passionfruit, peaches, peanut butter, chopped peanuts, pears, peas, pecans, pineapple, plum, popcorn (no salt or butter) pumpkin, raspberry, sand dollars, sardines, scallops, snails, spinachspirulina (fish dept.), squash, strawberries, timothy hay, tomato, tuna, walnuts, watermelon, zucchini.
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