Hermit Crabs

no

There are a variety of sea animals. These include sea lions, the whale, sharks, walruses, manatees, as well as dolphins.

Usually when you set up a crabitat it should have 2 bowls, a food bowl and a water bowl. Also you should add some climbing toys in the petstore. There should be a place where they can hide like a small cave. Also you need a bedding like calcium sand. Tank should have a temperature between 72-80 degress. I have have land hermit crabs and it works. Hopes it helps!

Generally size is a good indication, although that's not always the case. Unless you got it from a pet store that it quite familiar with the background of the animal, you're best bet is probably to judge from the size. THis link has detailed information of the ages of hermit crabs and how to tell: http://crabstreetjournal.com/xoops/modules/news/article.php?storyid=16

It's hard to say. Generally we find out when they are not happy because they behave as if they are ill, moving slowly, hanging out of their shell, not moving for many days.

A hermit crab who is healthy will probably be seen walking around in the tank, climbing on fake plants and wood, or digging in the substrate. He will visit the water bowl regularly, visit the salt water bowl occasionally, and will generally trash the tank sometimes, toppling dishes and dragging bits of fresh food around.

If they disappear for weeks, they are probably below the surface molting, and should never be disturbed at this time. Never, ever dig up a buried crab.

Be sure to visit http://www.crabstreetjournal.com and look up the article "Are you Ready for a Land Hermit Crab?" to make sure you have everything he needs to live a long, healthy life.

Depending on how old they are. They molt less when they are older and molt more often when they are younger. If they have enough calcium to molt or not. Generally every 1-2 months.

Not all of them have "shells," but all of them have exoskeletons, which are essentially the same thing.

on a male horseshoe crab, the two front appendages look like boxing gloves. They use these to hold on to the female when they mate. on a female the two front appendages just look like regular claws

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yes but make sure the fish are big so the crayfish cant eat them

Realizing the world is full of walking, talking pieces of fecal matter.

Hermit crab mites are like head lice for crabs. They are small wingless insects that crawl around inside the shells of hermit crabs. And, just like lice, they have nothing to do with how clean or dirty the habitat or crabs are. Mites can hide out in hermit crab toys, bedding and even food.

No. They just miss out on the extra protein they would have gotten.

yes i use to have one and we kept him in a tiny plastic cage but no netting on the edge make sure its safe though it probably depends on the crab. If it is a small crab you could put it in a plastick cage, but when it gets older and bigger you might want to change it. good luck!!

i got clocked out and i was flying at 13.9mph down a straight a way yesterday

your hermit crabs are burrowing because they are about to molt. hermit crabs have exoskeletons so they have to molt or shed their exoskeleton to grow. so they dig underground to do that because hermies are vunrable they will stay underground to weeks to months NEVER dig them up. you know if they are dead if you smell rotting egg.

Not a good idea. First, toads are veracious eaters and may try to eat your crabs. Second, if you have crabs, you are supposed to offer them salt water. Toads have sensitive skin and if they jump into the salt water, it will mess up it's osmotic balance.

No, there are some hermit crabs called purple pinchers and they happen to be land crabs.

Yes, they do but almost never in captivity. A female crab lays eggs which she carries in her shell for a few weeks before releasing them into the ocean.

Some flowers that are safe for hermit crabs include daisies, clovers, lilac, day lilies, chamomile, impatiens, jasmine, violets, tulips, roses, sage, pansies, passionflowers, and milk thistle.

Hermit crabs will eat more drink more and bath in the SEA salt more they will grow a sack under its arm that has the food it will need when it undergoes this process.

Then they will bury itself DO NOT dig them up! If you think they are dead and your tank smells like dead fish then it is dead. Hermit crabs molting can take from weeks to months.

When it comes out of the substrate when it is done molting it will have it's old exoskeleton DO NOT take it away, it has all the vitamins it need i know its gross but let them eat it.

After that they will bath more in SEA salt water and once their new exoskeleton has hardened they wont bath in it was much.

Its not that they come out of their shell to become bigger they become bigger and outgrow their shell and are forced to migrate to a new, bigger shell *ESSENTIAL*

Yes it can but it depends what kind of shell. The shell must be like a conch shell, but not the kind for snails. There would be not enough room for the crab to squeeze his body in. You need a shell with an opening a little bit bigger than the shell opening it already has on if you want it to change into the new shell. But most the time they do not change shells (I have had one for over a year and it still hasn't). I know you probably want it to change into the pretty new shell you bought or found but do not try to manually do it for the crab.

They could eat rice but normally dont and usually chose not to and they mostly like a variety of food like meats,oatmeal,and other things but be carefull what you give them. oh and they really like raisens