Land Hermit Crabs

About my hermit crabs

I have two hermit crabs. The shell that the biggest one is in is about 3 to 3 and a half inches long and the other one's is about 1 and a half to 2 inches. I have them in a ten gallon aquarium. I have two shells for them to grow into and some others for decoration. I use a clam shell to put the food in. I have a shallow water dish with a couple of shells in it. I have a clay flower pot sitting sideways in a corner that they go in and out as they please. They have some rocks and a piece of hollow wood to climb on. I use crushed shells as my substrait. They can easily dig in it.

I have not seen them molt yet but one of them moved into a different shell. I find them very interesting. The biggest one pinched me and believe me it doesn't feel very good. Now I'm being careful not to let it do that again.

My Hermit Crab

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Information About Land Hermit Crabs

Provide your crabs with a crabarium roomy enough for it to crawl around in. The substrait should be sand,crushed shells, or gravel. Make sure they can dig in it easily. It shound be about 2-3 inches deep. They need to have rocks, coral, or wood to climb on. By doing this they get their exercise that they need. But do not build the rocks and stuff up too hight because the crabs might climb out of the crabarium.

You can put their water in a non-metalic dish or a big clam shell works best. If you don't use a clam shell, be sure to put some shells in the water. This will add calcium to the water which the crabs need. The dish should be very shallow so the crabs cannot drown.