Hermit Crabs

I strongly don't suggest feeding your hermit crab BACON!

Because:

- The salt (unless you buy sea salted bacon i guess) can kill your crab!

- Don't you want more delicious bacon for yourself?

I used to have a Hermit Crab that was originally wild, Buddy. He needed more space than my sister's tame crab, Friendly. Also, Friendly was a little lazy. Buddy wanted to climb all day. I don't know if all wild Hermits are like this

It has gills chambers and legs that help it to walk on the sand bed.I'm really sure cause I'm just a student.:)I will ask my teacher tomorrow and get back to you.

You can make salt water for fiddler crabs. You need to use sea salt. Never use table salt. And you need to use distilled water or water that has been treated to remove the chlorine. You can get sea salt at a pet store. 1 tea salt to 1 gallon water. Change it often.

it depends what spider crab it is the japenese spider crab population is 1000 approx as animals are decresing all the time

First of all, you should make sure it actually needs to change shells because it has become too big for it.

To make your hermit crab switch shells, place ONE crab in a small container that the cannot escape out of, put a shell in the container that you would like them to switch into. Turn off all the lights, and have a dark quiet room for them to switch in. Peek on your crab every hour.

Well in the cage you should have more than three shells so whenever it grows it can just change when it wants to.The crab will change when it wants to, when it grows bigger it should change when it cant fit in that shell anymore. Make sure that the shells you put in the cage are bigger than its old one.

they both have two claws one big claw one small claw.RETARD

if its lost but you think its still in the tank, they love to dig and it is somewhere in the floor of your tank. hermit crabs are escape artists, so if you have a branch at the top of the tank, it would climb up and fall out the edge. if its lost and is not in the tank, theres not really much to do except watch the floor carefully and put a lid on the top of the tank so it doesnt happen again, or the crab could just be in another shell.

first of all, there should already be a lid on the cage so you wouldn't have this problem! but, if the hermit crab got out, i would suggest closing the door to the room so it stays in the room and put food on the floor. if the crab has a favorite type of food, that would be better to put on the floor. if that doesnt work, start up a search party and find that little sucker! good luck.

I lost mine 3 times in one day. We looked everywhere. They are nocturnal so we turned off the lights in one room and waited. The crab finally came to the dark room and we found it. If this dosent work put food (tuna or peanut butter) on foil and if the crab goes to get food you will hear it on the foil.

Land Hermit Crabs consume fresh water. It is suggested by some pet stores to have two watering dishes. One for bottled fresh water and the other for bottled salt water. The hermit crab can choose between the two depending upon the nutrients it feels it needs. If you do not have salt water- that is fine, it is not necessary.

I really don't think you shoulden't because hermit crabs aren't where expirensed with other crabs what i'm trying to say is that the other crab might try to take him out of his shell and eat him but hey what do i know i'm 10

With its big claw, it can snap a pencil in two

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If you mean "Pinchers" yes, i believe every crab will be born and will live with a claw. It sometimes can fall of or detatch at times, but i think they can reproduce claws and legs when it molts, i dont now if every crab molts, but i do know hermit crabs molt.

This is someone else...actually it is pincers you jackass. Just looked all over to find out if its "pincers" or "pinchers"...and its pincers sooo.........

There are these tiny little sea sponges you can find in little clear baggies hanging up in the fish/reptile care and supplies section of any Walmart and you just soak them with water and set them in the cage. You can also place the sponge in a small jar lid after you wet it if you don't want all the surrounding sand to get wet. You just replace the sponge every few days when it gets drier.

If a crab were to lose its legs it would probably would not be able to move around and die.

Hermit crabs do not 'go to the bathroom'. In other words hermit crabs DO NOT POO.

I have had hermit crabs, and I know they definitely don't poo.

Hermit crabs use all the energy and nutrients from their food and turn it into vitamins for the body. Hermit crabs are great pets, as there is no stinky poo to clean out!!!

Some hermit crabs are land hermit crabs like the ones you buy at ocean city. They have modified gills which means they CAN'T breathe underwater. Hermit crabs need moist air so they need humidity between 70 and 80 and temp 70-80.

they could possible get up to a size bigger than a water ballon i had one get bigger than my dads hand ♥

the big one is so big because it blocks the entrance to the shell when they retract into it to help protect them. it is also used to climb and for defence. the small claw is for grooming and eating.

A hermit is a person that keeps to themselves and does not live with others. They tend to be loners. The Hermit Crab is named that way because they live alone in a shell that was not theirs to begin with. They find an empty shell and move in. Kind of lika a squatter who moves into an abandoned house away from others.

Besides the use of the shells of other animals hermit crabs have many other adaptations.

Land hermit crabs have developed modified gills that allow them to live on land. They use the humidity in the air to breath and their shell water to lubricate their gills.

Hermit crabs have one small feeding claw and one large defence claw. When retreating into their shell the defence claw seals the opening protecting the hermit crab inside.

The defence claw can also be used in dominance displays towards other crabs. Or to scare off small prey. It has a powerful pinch and a hermit crab will hold on until they feel safe once more.

Because land hermit crabs moult they have the ability to regenerate damaged or missing body parts. Legs, claws, anteni, eyes can all be regrown in one or two moults depending on the health of the animal.

They have a strong sense of smell. they can detect food from distances away. They like to try new foods every day and can remember the smell of a previous meal.

Land hermit crabs have adapted to live in large colonies. The safety in numbers helps defend them against predators. They will also find food together.

Hermit crabs are scavengers and will rarely eat live food. This adaptation lets them scour the beaches or ocean floor and enjoy the left overs of other animals. They will eat both animal and plant matter.

It depends on what your hermit crab eats, if you feed your hermit crab food you found at the pet store, just read the directions! If you feed it food from your home just give him how much you think he would eat ( be sure to remove old food daily)!