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Hermit crab pet

Polang @tkonlinevn (6427) • Vietnam 30 Mar 22

My daughter loves to have pets. But unfortunately I don't have that hobby so I can't help her take care of it. However, I still try to satisfy her preferences. And here's her new pet, a hermit crab :) She saw it for sale in front...

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Kleptomaniac crab collars camera

Judy Evans @JudyEv (382021) • Rockingham, Australia 11 Mar 20

I checked out the news this morning and thought you might to hear about the robber crabs that frequent Christmas Island, which is around 1,550 kilometres (960 mi) off Western Australia’s north-west coast. The robber or coconut...

western australia

christmas island

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My daughters hermit crab died already

ShannyBananny @shaggin (74987) • United States 27 Aug 16

When we went to an amusement park a few weeks ago I bought both of my kids hermit crabs. My daughter got a really small one it was so cute. Two days later a leg fell off. The next day one of its big pincher claws fell off. The...

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Pets you Never See

Winona Morris @nonersays (3344) • United States 7 Jul 10

For my birthday I got a pair of hermit crabs, who ended up being named Zoidberg and Crabby Patty. Well, the night I brought them home Patty burried herself. So did Zoidberg. They spend all day every day burried. Zoidberg...

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Signs of hard times.... do you see it?

jpso138 @jpso138 (7851) • Philippines 13 Aug 09

Well a lot of things are happening with the world right now. We can surely see that a lot of companies going into bankruptcy and many people are losing their jobs. I can only imagine how hard it is if both the father and the...

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Help!!!! Hermit crab needs attention ASAP!`

babytaffster @babytaffster (2236) • Chatsworth, California 2 Nov 08

Tyrns out the food I have for my hermit crab is really old, the only water I have is tap and I am currently habing to use a kitchen sponge for the water (yes its clean) What should I do if I don't have supplies and wont be able to...

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Silly Hermit Crab

lindsaykaye82 @lindsaykaye82 (544) • United States 9 Sep 08

I have two hermit crabs and they used to love each other, and spend every second together. Now I had to make a divider to put in the tank cause the orange one wants to keep attacking the yellow one. I read that the male hermit...

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More Bad News

lindsaykaye82 @lindsaykaye82 (544) • United States 19 Aug 08

Omg, this day is getting worse.. Not only does my son witness a squirrel getting run over and killed but we went to clean his hermit crab tank and now one of his Hermit crabs just died, and we watched it, we took him out and he...

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Making A Break For It!!!!!!

copperkitten @copperkitten (3473) • United States 17 Jul 07

When I got up today I found that our hermit crab had excaped!!!! I looked in his tank and didnt see him. I was like NO he didnt...Yep he did. The little bugger climbed right out!! He lives in a tank on top of my lizards tank which...

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What do you feed your hermit crab?

hermitcrabheaven @hermitcrabheaven (645) • United States 24 Jun 07

What does everyone feed their hermit crab? I have seen on numerous sites that commercial food is not good for them. Every once in a while I see something rebutting this, but the argument does not seem that strong. I started...

hermit crab food

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Do any of your hermit crabs escape on a regular basis?

ulderich @ulderich (18) • United States 21 Feb 07

I've had hermit crabs off and on for years, and I have had a couple escapees, but it was never anything serious. Well, one crab I have now knows how to escape using the sponge in the tank. The crabs are in a 5 gal fish tank...

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Whats the longest you've had a hermit crab?

shooie @shooie (4984) • United States 23 Jan 07

I have 3 hermit crabs. I have had one for like 3 years. He has a couple of buddies. The ones that I bought originally died but we bought him some new buddies because hermits are community critters. How love have you had yours?

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Hermit Crabs

Fluffy_Monster @Fluffy_Monster (150) • Australia 28 Oct 06

These little guys can grow quite big. Have you ever owned hermit crabs.

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