Hermit Crabs

Like lobsters, the swimmerettes (the tiny swimming paddles on the anterior of the tail section) will be longer in the female and shorter in the male -- usually. The males have yellow claps on the ventral side of their bodies. The use the claps to hold the female when mating.

No, they can't live together because they require different habitats.

Typically its about to molt or in the process of shedding it's outer shell, molting.

A well taken care of crab can live 30-50 years.

It goes up to 10 mph. per the info on the box. It sells fot 109.99 at Target. Hope this helps.

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3-5 days if refrigerated shortly after cooking

Yes, but they can eat meat too.

Technically, They are omnivores, so yes and no.

They need several inches of substrate in the cage, which can be a high quality sand like Carib Sea Aragonite sand, or Eco Earth coconut fiber. It should be at minimum twice as deep as your largest crab is tall. Never use cedar or any conifer in your hermit crab's cage. This includes the half logs sold for reptiles.

You will need a glass tank with a lid that closes to hold in humidity, which should be 70-80%. You will need a humidity gauge placed about midway in the tank near the substrate. A thermometer is a must, best is one at each end and one to take the temperature of the substrate from time to time. Your crabs NEED a range of temperature, from up to 80*F at one end to as low as 70*F at the cooler end. This is hard to obtain in a small tank, so if it is at least 73 at the cool end up to 80 at the warm end, this is suitable. usually this must be obtained using a spot heat lamp. This will dry the air, so you need ways to keep the humidity up. Do not use a sponge in their water dish - it is a myth that they need this to drink from, and it harbors bacteria that can make you and your hermit crabs sick. They need a dish for fresh, dechlorinated water, and a dish for marine salt water. Do NOT use "hermit crab" salt water, as it does not provide the electrolytes hermit crabs need for molting and health. Hermit crabs carry water in their shells, so need a water dish they can climb into and submerge if they like. Do not bathe them, as this stresses them, disrupts the salinity of their shell water, and is not necessary if you provide a decent water dish for them to climb into. The only time they should be bathed is when you first bring them home, and when you do a deep clean, or if there is an issue with pests in the tank.

Feeding your crabs is another matter entirely. They need a wide variety of nutrients, and require a huge variety of foods. You will need some sources of wood in your tank for them to munch on, such as cork bark, cholla wood, and coconut huts with some of the fibers still on them. You can most easily do this by making your own from a fresh coconut. Stay away from any commercial foods containing copper sulfate and ethoxyquin, as these have been linked to molting abnormalities. Feeding is too in depth to go into here, but make sure they have a daily source of seaweed (variety, not the same each day), protein, chitin, cellulose, calcium, and fresh fruits and vegetables. They are omnivores, and require meat just as much as vegetable matter. They also love crunchy brown maple leaves.

For more complete information about how to best care for your hermit crabs, visit http://www.hermitcrabparadise.com and read the care sheets there, and join the forum if you like to get advice from owners who have had their crabs for 10+ years without a death.

It doesnt have to, but sometimes they want some sun to play :) dont always put it in the sun though, because the sun will dry out the tank leaving lower humidity, and Hermit Crabs need 75% humitity.

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not usually in captivity. even if they did the babies wouldn't survive without a fully cycled, huge, specialy set up reef tank.

No they can't

About once every month.

it usually poops when it has grown more. so every time it poops you know its growing

i dont think that they do because i have a pet hermit crab and another died and they didn't eat each other because they qot on quite well!

Not very often will a hermit crab eat one of its companions. However, if that hermit crab is lacking nutrients in his diet they are more prone to become cannibalistic. One must feed a well balanced diet as well as plenty of protein and chitin. Most chitin sources are protein, but not all protein sources contain chitin.

Hermit crabs have very few natural enemies and are in the most danger of being attacked by other hermit crabs. There are a few predators of marine hermit crabs, like squid and octopus who can crack the shells in their beaks. But for the majority of land hermit crabs, they are fairly safe.

with the right gearing 120mph

I use to own a 1990 CR 500. With stock gearing it topped out at around 80mph. I

won many drag races, not because of its speed but because of its huge roost lol.

I sponser a CR-500 heavy ported for the 1/8th mile drags 5.41 108mph it runs on nitro/alcohol mixture

Congratulations! No need to rename it. It's the same hermit crab. It molted it's old skin! This means your hermit crab is perfectly healthy and can grow! Make sure you have a slightly bigger shell though. Leave it alone until it walks around and is very healthy.

No they do not kill each other becaues they love each other

Yes, Hermit crabs can survive in salt water but they dont live as long in water as they do on land

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some put a enineme (spongy animal that looks like a plant) and move around, this animal stings other fish that come to the hermit crab. the sponge thing get food and the hermit crab can get protected. I really wanted to say that but the crab uses it's shell for camoflouge while it sneaks up and eats stuff.

There are three possible answers here depending on the kind of crab.

1. If you purchased them at a boardwalk store then bring them home and follow the care guidelines outlined on www.crabstreetjournal.com

2. If you took land hermit crabs off the beach you can care for them much the same way but please know that personally harvesting land hermit crabs is illegal without a permit.

3. If you accidentally took marine hermit crabs out of the tide pools they need a very careful slat water setup, complete with live rock or else they will die.