Welcome to Hermit Crab Central!
Monday, August 16, 2010
Question from Sydney Rose
Saturday, August 14, 2010
Question from Giovanny
- A Reptile Thermometer -3 (the Temp. should be around 72-80 degrees - if it is not, you will have to raise the tempature by either moving it to a warmer place or buying lighting)
- A Reptile Humidity Gauge - 7 (the humidity should be around 65 to 80%. To raise the humidity in your tank, you can add a sponge, mist the sides of your tanks, and make sure your tank has a lid)
- Sand/Hermit soil - (this depends on how big your tank its, but this is enough for a ten gallon tank) 2pds of sand - 4
- 2 "hermit soils" - 3 (I find that my hermit crabs like a mix of both, so you can put one half of the tank hermit soil, the other sand)
- Hermit Crab Climbing Toy (choya wood, bridge, etc) - 3
- 2 Hemit Crab Dishes - 5
- Hermit Crab Coconut - 3
- Plant (any fake aquarium one would work) - 2
- Hermit Crab Salt Water Conditioner - 3 (follow the instructions, and put this in one pool)
- Hermit Crab Drinking Conditioner - 3 (follow the instructions, and put this in the second pool with the sponge)
- 3 natural hermit crab shells (you will need to get some slightly bigger than they have now. I suggest "green turbos") - 2
- Hermit Crab Feeder Dish - 1
- Hermit Crab Food - in your house! (see my other blog posts to see natural hermit crab foods
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Bringing Hermit Crabs Outside
- If you don't have a lid - don't add climbing toys that are too high!
- Make sure your hermit crabs have shade!
- Make sure you have a water source for them
- Don't leave your hermit crabs where they can be knocked over (by people, pets, etc)
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Molting
Question From Email
Hi everyone! This was a question I was sent in!
"I just bought my first hermit crab a few days ago... I heard that they like to be in pairs or more so i just bought it a friend lol. Also i just bought a 20 gallon tank and i was wondering how i could separate the sand from the water.. evertime i try to put water in an area where there is no sand, the sand around it absorbs it all.. Also do i sprinkle aquarium salt in with the water? I really have no idea what i am doing lol. Please help! :) thanks!" - KaydricsMommy
Well, first off that is great that you got your hermit crab a buddy! :) Hermit Crabs do MUCH better when they have a friend.
For the water, you could use a frisbee to hold the water, make a plexi glass pool glued with silicon (this can be rather difficult), or even use a pool like this:
http://www.herpsupplies.com/subcategory.cfm?id=7&sub=18.
You want to have both fresh water, and a separate source of salt water. Oceanic and Instant Ocean are both great brands to use, to make salt water for your hermit crabs. Read the directions on the back, which gives the measurements (for example, on the brand "Instant Salt" you add 1 tablespoon per cup of water). You then just pour in the salt into your "salt water pool".
I hope this helps! And if you have any more questions at all, please don't hesitate to ask!
Anna :)
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
How to: Pick out a healthy hermit crab!
- Make sure your local pet store does not have mites in it's hermit crab tank. If it does, go to a different pet store. (Unless, of course, you are able to/ready to isolate the hermit crab and get rid of he or she's mites).
- Try to look for an active hermit crab, one that is scurrying around the tank. This almost always indicates that he or she is healthy.
- When you hold the hermit crab, does he come out? Can you feel movement in his shell? This also indicates he or she is healthy.
- If the hermit crab smells do not purchase it.
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
What can I feed my Hermit Crabs?
- Turkey
- Chicken
- Seaweed
- Cereal
- Apples
- Peas
- Carrots
- Tuna
- Coconut
- Hot Dogs
- Peanut Butter
- Watermelon
- Mango
- Bananas
- Peaches
- Bread
- Kiwi
- Krill
- Green Beans
- Corn
- Barely
- Cherries
- Cucumber
- Salmon
- Squash
- Strawberries
- Nuts
- Sweet Potato
- Green Beans
- Crab Cuisine
- Almonds
- Pears
- Pineapple
- Eggs