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Hermit Crabs
Hermit Crabs acquire empty shells to protect themselves from predators. Hermit Crabs can be popular aquarium pets because they feed on algae and debris. Questions regarding care of pet hermit crabs are welcome here.
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Why do hermit crab change shell?
They change shells because the hermit crabs will grow like us humans. Just imagine that if you were a human and had a shell, you would want to change right?? They like alot of differetnt colors and styles. They outgrow their own shells and need new ones once and awhile. :) I own three myself. I hop my info helped alittle :D If you need anything else write it on here:))
How can you tell the age of your rifles?
First you have to be able to identify the manufacturer and model. For some there are published serial number lists which will give the year of manufacturer. For others you may have to be satisfied to know a range of years when that model was produced.
What is the name of a crabs shell?
The outer shell of a crab is known as the carapace. This word also refers to the outer shells of turtles, arachnids, and other crustaceans.
Do hermit crabs eat every day?
No infact the hermit crab can last three days without eating but drinking water
How long do hermit crabs hide?
I used to have one, and they can hide all day if they feel like it. They're nocturnal, so they're most likely to hide more during the day, and crawl around at night.
How do you get a crab net in wild skies?
you buy it where you get all the other stuff you buy it costs 10 gold.
Hermit crabs live in the Caribbean so they have modified gills which means that they CAN drown and need to keep them moist. between 70 and 80 humidity and F temp.
Hermit crabs, if grown up in a large aquarium can get as big as an orange.
How many sticks should you have in a hermit crab tank?
The best kind of wood to have in a hermit crab habitat is chlora wood, its a pale tan with holes and gaps in it. This resembles the driftwood hermit crabs have in the wild.
As long as you've got deep enough substrate for them to cover themselves well you shouldn't disturb a molter. It's perfectly safe for your crab to molt in the main tank. If you are especially worried you can make a small mini-iso by using two open CD cases to form a small box. Push it down in the sand around the crab. Make sure there is a small amount of food and water in there.
How do you take care of bluebells flowers?
In the UK, Bluebells are a protected species. In saying that this link it best suited to answer your question/s
http://www.backyardgardener.com/plantname/pda_3590.html
Is it safe to put hermit crabs in a bay window during the summer?
NO! It is never safe to have hermit crabs next to a window. The temperature fluctuates too much. In the summer, the sun can come through causing your tank temperature to rise dramatically, possibly baking your crabs. Hermit crabs need a fairly stable environment of 80 degF and 80% humidity. Next to a window, these conditions are hard, if not impossible to maintain.
What would be more expensive a heat lamp or a heat pad?
It depends on where you get it and what company manufactures it.
For hermit crabs or amphibians, I suggest a heat lamp, maybe WITH a heating pad.
But if you have a lizard like an anole, you should definitely get both.
How do you take care of an inground pool?
Call a reputable pool builder in your area and ask if a technician can come out and do a "pool school" for you.
Yes! It is very important that a hermit crab has a shell, it is used to protect their bodies.
It also saves them from getting eaten by other animals! Though sometimes, you find hermit crabs that haven't found a shell that isn't the right size or shape, and instead of a shell, they might carry things like bottle tops. Usually, hermit crabs try to avoid situations like this but, when they urgently need to change into another shell because their current shell is too small, it will be unavoidable.
Why can't hermit crabs wear painted shells?
Hermit crabs can't and won't wear painted shells because the paint flakes, and becomes
People Drill holes into the crabs old shells and sthb the abdomen with a pin until the abdomen becomes to damaged for the crab to hold itself in the shell. then they force the crabs into the painted shells. People haye been arrested for this reason.
Please be kind to your helpless pets and Say NO to painted shells!!!
How many times do you change the sponge for a hermit crab?
I personally, dont use a sponge beacuse it gets dirty too much, i just mist the crabitat until it have enough humidity. You dont have to change the sponge, if it gets really dirty, boil it in distilled water and place it back in. You need to change the hermie sponge when it becomes so small you cant really use it.
How much water do hermit crab need?
You should give them a good chunk of food like for a carrot cut off a chunk, same with tomatoes, and mangoes ect.
You should have a small container, like a reptile bowl, or a shell (NOT TOO DEEP, for hermies can drown). and you add enough water for it to be not higher than the middle of their legs.
Hermit crabs need distilled water because the clorine in tap water WILL burn their modified gills (meaning they need humidity to live) and sofacate them.
Hermit crabs also need SEA salt water for them to walk through to get their exoskeleton harder/ healthy. Do NOT use table salt because it will burn their modified gills and will sofacate them.
