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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 toys and other stuff should you put in your hermit crabs cage?
Put lots of climbing things like vines and plastic plants in the terrarium hermit crabs love climbing. Put huts and caves for shelter and a bowl of freshwater and a bowl of saltwater so that they con drink and fill their shells as needed. You will need about three inches or more of sand so that they can dig.
How do you kill the crabs on the Legend of Kay?
You have to hit them with the hammer when they're not protecting themselves with their claws. You can hit them either when they've got their backs to you of when they rear up with their claws in the air.
Where do female brook trout's lay their eggs?
The none adhesive ova are released amongst the rocks and gravel of the creek/stream bed.
Do you need to change a hermit crab shell when it pees on you?
Haha, no. The signs that it needs to change is if it will not fit into its shell all of the way. (When its legs are mostly out)
Edit: Actually, Hermit crabs do not pee on you. That wetness you feel when you hold them in your hand is actually shell water that they carry around in their shell to keep their soft abdomen moist. If their abdomen dries out, they will die. This is why it is important to make sure they have a fresh (dechlorinated) water dish that is deep enough for them to submerge in to refill their shell water. They also need ocean/marine salt water, as they need to balance the salinity of their shell water and in their body. They can survive without it, but have to recycle their urine to maintain their body's saline (salt) balance.
Hermit crabs actually "pee" out of a gland at the base of their antennae.
Please also note that, unfortunately, salt water mixes sold specifically for hermit crabs do not have the nutrients they need to be healthy. Make sure you always give them an ocean or marine salt water mix, and mix according to package directions. Too strong and the salt can burn their gills, too weak and it won't give them the nutrients they need.
Does a crab have an outercovering of hair?
Crabs do have sensory hairs in many locations on their body but the characterization as a "covering" would be dubious, since the bulk of the surface area would be locally flat and shell-like chitin. There are creatures called yeti crabs (or yeti lobsters) with a very hairy or furry appearance on the forelegs and claws, but these may not be considered true crabs.
Can hermit crabs eat potatoes?
They can but I wouldn't recommend feeding that to them it is not very good for them.
Crab Spiders camouflage in flowers and eat bees and butterflies that come in search of nectar. Crab spiders can kill insects much larger than them. Mother Crab spiders do not eat. Giant Crab spiders eat cockroaches and pests that crawl in roses. They eat insects that come close. They eat bees. Crab spiders use a rapid position to kill their food. They eat pests that are near. Crab spiders catch their prey with their front legs
How long can a red clawed crab survive without food?
Your hermit crab shouldn't go long without food or water. The longest they should go is a whole day,
What kind of symmentary does a crab have?
Crabs have bilateral symmetry, which means you could place an imaginary mirror down the midline and observe a structural parity on either side. This characteristic is present in all arthropods.
What is the climate of a horseshoe crab?
A horseshoe crab requires a tropical to sub-tropical climate. The average water temp should be between 68F and 85F.
Krill is not a decomposer it is a primary consumer.
Krills like to eat Phytoplankton and Zoo plankton
What is the scientific classification of crabs?
kingdom = animal
phylum = arthropoda
class = Malacostraca
order = Decapoda
family = Nephropidae (clawed) or Palinuridae (spiny) or Scyllaridae
genus = Enoplometopus (the only one I could find)
species = lobster
Can you use tap water to spray the hermit cage down?
You can use tap water but need to add a water conditioner t the tap water before spraying. This conditioner removes the chlorine from the water and is available at your local pet store. I prefer using distilled or purified water because it leaves less scale buildup on the inside of the tank glass.
Why does your hermit crab stay in his shell after you play with him?
maybe he is tired and wants to sleep.
How do spider crabs and ladybugs defend themselves?
Their hard shells help protect them from predators.
Does a crab have its babies live or does it lay eggs?
The short answer is Yes, they lay eggs, but it's isn't they way you would normally think of an animal laying eggs. The Maryland Blue Crab, for example, releases eggs into a sponge she creates. See this website for more information:
http://www.bluecrab.info/spawning.html
What is the most common surgical procedure for treating seizures?
The most common type of surgery is the focal cortical resection. In this procedure, a small part of the brain responsible for causing the seizures is removed.
Which is an example of an autotroph?
Autotrophs or self-feeders are organisms which make their own food, for instance from chemical energy (chemosynthesis) or solar energy (photosysthesis). Pretty much any green plant or green algae you see would be autotropic. One example of an autotroph would be the ficus or fig tree.
Crabs are 'carrion eaters', meaning they feast on what's left after a larger predator has its fill. Typically, they munch on pieces of dead fish or whatever else happens to wind up on the bay or ocean bottom, since that is where they live.
- They are detrivores. They will consume animal as well as plant matter (algae, etc.). They will mostly live off plankton and other types of water plantation. They also eat some small fish in the wild, along with crayfish, barnacles, mussels, prawns and shrimp.
- Crabs are opportunists. They will eat what they find, including partially decomposed items.
- They also eat hatchling turtles.
- Some species have been known to eat guano (bat droppings).
Different species of crabs eat different foods. Depending on the species, they may eat plankton, worms, shrimps, prawns and other shellfish, and they scavenge for animal and/or plant remains.
Crabs are opportunistic scavengers and will consume nearly edible thing they can grasp. Most crabs will readily small shrimp, including shrimp pellets, frozen mysis, etc. They will also eat dead fish and other animals.
yes this is very normal you may also find tiny pearls
Do hermit crabs need a heat rock?
While hermit crabs do need heat, a heat rock is not a very good solution. Hermit Crabs can and will overheat themselves on a heat rock. A heat rock can get up to 100+ degrees, which is WAY to hot for a hermit crab. A better solution is to use an under tank heater pad, and mount it on the side of the tank. 2 small pads covering a corner is even better.
You should make sure and have a cool side and warm side for your hermit crabs. Maintain about 80 degrees f on the warm side, and about 70 degrees f on the cool side and your hermit crab should be just fine. Keep the humidity at above 75% as well.
