Pet Hermit Crabs - Hermit Crab Care
Comments on article "Pet Hermit Crabs - Hermit Crab Care"| Name | Views and Comments | Date |
| Kate | Please add that the substrate should be according to the size of the crabs' shell (3-4 times deep) so they can completely cover their shell when they tunnel down for the molting. Also what type of light...UVB or the other or both and at one end only? |
1/25/2012 |
| Keona lee | This helped me alot. | 6/10/2011 |
| Hannah | This article gave SOME info you need to know to take care of a hermit crab. There is a lot more than that to take care of a hermit crab. | 4/20/2011 |
| Yod Acenas | what kind of corn should i feed them? a ripe one? hehe tnx :D | 2/19/2011 |
| nicole | good info about the stuff | 9/6/2010 |
| clara | you used hence alot | 8/28/2010 |
| CRABBYJO | You neglected to mention the need for ocean salt water for these creatures. Coenobita Clypeatus (PP's) can survive for some time without it, but all other species require it for healthy molting. Hermit crab salt water is an inferior product and lacks important minerals and should not be used. Only marine salt water mix should be used. | 8/5/2010 |
| alice | will crabs be in the feocher | 5/18/2010 |
| Adrianna | your advice really helped my pet hermit crab,smiley, to live.thank you so much! | 5/1/2010 |
| madzy-moo | this is really helpful! : ) |
2/26/2010 |
| madison wilson | thanks for the info it really helps. try giving the best just like now. if you know that your source is awsome raise your hand. | 2/24/2010 |
| jonathan | dear mikayla hermit crabs love to clime i let mine clime up and down my shirt every night for exercise and if u think that gross go to the pet store and get fish coral but not the plastic kind that is soft they will eat it. | 12/28/2009 |
| malissa | great advice! thanks | 11/25/2009 |
| bailey | i just got a pet hermit crab and i think its missing some legs wat should i do? | 11/4/2009 |
| Allie and Bree | i think plastic cages are bad for your hermit crab because it can get warm in your cage and the plastic can give off cemicals and it can hurt or kill the hermit crab | 10/29/2009 |
| Alex Johnson | I just got a hermit crab and I was looking for some information on them. I came upon this website and it gave me everything I was looking for. Thanks! | 8/29/2009 |
| LolaGranola | I think that your article has some great info in it, but I would love it if you could put a picture of a land hermit crab rather than a marine one at the top of the page. | 8/2/2009 |
| Ashley | how do u kare 4 them | 5/16/2009 |
| Brianna | i think that your website contains very good information that helped me understand the basics on hermit crabs it has helped me be a good owner of my hermit crab Oliver! =] thank you for your help! | 5/10/2009 |
| Kayla Nappi | Can I sell anything on thing on this website ? | 3/27/2009 |
| jenna | I just got tow new Hermit Crabs and i fink one is missing a leg. what sould I do? | 2/26/2009 |
| meagan | can I feed my hermit crab differnt food then hermit crab food | 2/17/2009 |
| Troy Rogers | can hermit crabs eat sponge? | 2/15/2009 |
| Gracie | this is an awesome website my hermit crab is loving life! | 11/10/2008 |
| Eleanor | We have had our hermit crabs for about one year, in that time they have not changed their shell at all, Is this normal? They have plenty of spare shells in the tank to choose from, and they seem healthy enough. We give them weekly salt bath, variety of food, regular water, and keep the tank heated with lid on. | 10/3/2008 |
| amanda | Because links are not allow in the comments (use your imagination) I am going to give you one that is very helpful you know what comes before it and after it hermit-crab Is a very helpful link |
10/1/2008 |
| amanda penningt | I have a question I am wanting to grow my little community of hermit crabs, to about 10 is a 10 gal tank big enough for that number beings I have a hut, 2 bowls, toys, log, shells ect in it? I just want to make sure for that many crabs and all of the surroundings that there will be enough room. | 10/1/2008 |
| Jeremy | Definetely the best help for taking care of my Hermit Crabs I've seen on the internet! | 9/17/2008 |
| ali | This is a great article. I have a problem,though. The leg that had my hermit crab`s biggest claw fell off. Did I do something wrong or is it normal? | 9/6/2008 |
| BARBARA | THANK YOU. THIS ANSWERED ALL MY QUESTIONS - MOST HELPFUL. | 9/4/2008 |
| Perry | I think you should have some information on sea hermit crabs. That's the kind I need to know about! (Sorry for posting twice, there was an error in my gramar :) | 7/16/2008 |
| Perry | I think you should have some information on sea hermit crabs. That's the kind I need to Know about! | 7/16/2008 |
| Vagina | How do You breed hermit crabs? | 4/10/2008 |
| daimy | Come on How come nobody answers anybodys questions? I mean wth | 4/10/2008 |
| danna | can you feed your hermit crab at night and take the food out during the day? cuz that is what I was told? | 4/10/2008 |
| Bill Kong | I'm Really Facinated About The Hermit Crabs; their not what people say they are ,there's actully a lot of people who don't understand that they are just unike animals. | 3/30/2008 |
| Emily | you used too many big words............ COUGH, COUGH, smart person,COUGH COUGH |
2/24/2008 |
| lily | do thhey like sunlight?!! | 1/26/2008 |
| loll | My hermit crabs always is on top of the roff!! why | 12/14/2007 |
| shaydee | do hermit crabs claws shed because my hermit crab was so happy when i brought it home but now it won`t come out of its shell when it started shedding it`s claws | 10/2/2007 |
| sarah t. | my hermit crab at first when i got him\her it would not come out of its shell then i put it in my fish tank with my fish and it loved it! it loves to climb the rocks and it wont go back in its shell now!!!! hahaha so the best thing you can do is have trees,rocks,and artificial plants! trust me if you dont have any cage furnishings and your hermit crab is shy you need to get some....... it will show another side of your crab!!!! | 9/18/2007 |
| Caleb Schalk | I own Hermit Crabs also and I think that they are some of the best pets out there on the market today. I even have a site dedicated specifacally to the care of these amazing animals at hermitcrabcare.wordpress! | 8/30/2007 |
| Ange | One day my hermit crab was fine then the nexy morning two of it's legs were off then a little later another fell off then it died. And the juices in it's body came out of the claws that came of..........I don't know what happened to it. Can anyone tell me? | 8/9/2007 |
| ben | how do u stop it from over heating |
4/24/2007 |
| ben | great | 4/24/2007 |
| mikayla | Do hermitcrabs clib? | 4/9/2007 |
| mikayla | How do you take care of a hermitcrab? | 4/9/2007 |
| mikayla | it is not dad i am worred about it is my mom. | 4/9/2007 |
| mikayla | der e audri take the guine pig . my sitter has on eand it is nice. and for being flixabl he might get you a hermitcrab. from mikayla |
4/9/2007 |
| mikayla | how can you cenvens your mom and dad to leting you get a hermit crab for your brithday? | 4/9/2007 |
| Audri | Well, dad won't let me get a hermit crab, i want a pet but not a fish or any pet that needs to be kept in water. He said that we could have a guinea pig at first, but then he changed his mind. What is the best pet for me? (I don't like insects) | 3/27/2007 |

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