Hermit Crabs

Hermit crabs are considered to be in the arthropods family. Hermit crabs have a hard exoskeleton made of chiton which helps provide protection and give the muscles attachment support. Although a hermit crab will grow, their exoskeleton does not so they must constantly shed said exoskeleton in favor for a new one that it grows into.

commensalism is a class of relationship between two organisms where one organism benefits but the other is neutral (there is no harm or benefit).

Hermit crabs can eat a lot of stuff. They can eat peanut butter, lettace cut up, blueberries, rassberries, basically any fruit. Also yogurt in small portions. Really they can eat a lot of stuff. Just expriment with different foods and you never know what they might eat. My hermit crab loves cream chese, so does my cat.

Usually to see if its dead, you smell the tank its in. If the smell is gross and very overwhelming, most likely its dead. If it only has a slightly fishy smell, its probably fine.

* Lots of times people confuse molting with death. Be sure your hermit crab isn't just molting before you get rid of it. * if you think your hermie may be dead, GENTLY shake the shell or GENTLY blow into it , the hermie may fall out. but make sure tis not just molting. My hermit crabs Shelly and Howard haven't moved for 3 weeks now, but I do know that usually when they molt they burrow under the sand or any other earth material you have. But since my hermit crabs haven't moved and haven't burrowed then it's time to dip them in the water and see if they're alive. * No one likes it when their crab dies. But when the crab gets too old it will just die. Since hermit crabs are nocturnal they usually die overnight. The hermit crab might start digging a hole in the sand or will stay on the top layer. (If they die underground you will want to dig it up, or else it will start to stink.) When your crab dies it will stink like fish for many days. Then you will have to remove it from its tank.

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Girls:

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Check if it is moving because it is most likely dead. If it is dead it will smell like dead fish Or check its food. It might be making the smell.

A hermit crab may eat some sugar, as it is part of nearly every food. However, they should not eat excessive amounts of it or eat it pure.

If you are asking about a land hermit crab, their habitat is near the ocean, generally near a fresh water source. They live in the trees and forest around beaches, as well as the sand and rocks. They can travel a mile or more per day foraging for food. They require an extremely varied diet, so it is necessary for them to scavenge far and wide.

Some are called "tree crabs" (Coenobita Clypeatus, or Purple Pincer crabs) as they spend a large part of their time up in trees.

hermit crabs dig to bury themselves under the sand when they molt (shed their old exoskeleton).

a crab can live forever until something eats it or squishes it

About 13 inches for a female and 6 for a male

Hermit crabs excrete their waste by going in their shells and scooping it out, usually in their water bowls, no matter how many times you change the water the hermit crabs will still scoop it out in the water.

Hermit crabs make so little liquid that you will never find it.

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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.

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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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