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Originally posted by slackwater514
I had a hermit crab that lived for several years on stale cheerios. Not a very friendly bugger - used to pinch me whenever it go the chance...maybe it was pissed off that it never got anything good to eat. They don't like to be in water (they're dry crabs), only to have a sponge soaked with water so that they can drink and keep their gills moist. Make sure you have shells that are slightly larger than their current shells available and with open side up so that they can change shells when they grow. That's all I can think of - good luck! |
I had one that never seemed to want to die. That damn thing lived forever!
Some pet stores actually have hermit crab food. I used to put a little dish in it's container that allowed it to crawl into the water every now and then, which I did see it do.
I had it in an aquarium and kept the light on. I think they may like it warm. I also found it better if it had company, like another hermit crab, for example.
Oh, yeah, and show the movie "The Little Mermaid" every now and then. He used to laugh so much at the little hermit crab on there!
(okay, just joking. he didn't laugh all that much)