hermit crabs

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ivan88 @ivan88 (193) • Canada 28 Dec 12

These are pets that you should purchase as a colony. They are very social. They like exploring the area of their habitat. Surprisingly, their life-span is quite long - they live up to 10 years. Also, other benefits are that they...

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Why Have my hermit crabs buried them selves in my tank?????

Willz369 @Willz369 (1) 20 Sep 11

about 4 weeks ago i set up a tank and bought three three hermit crabs from petco. I did a lot of reseach and set up my tank the correct way, after i brought them home they were super active a few days later one of my hermits...

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k1tten @k1tten (2315) • United States 19 Sep 09

Well, my partner and I got two new little pets today. She had been thinking about getting hermit crabs again because she'd had them before and hasn't had them since because of the dorm living. Now that we're on our own, and we...

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My newest hermit crab addition

kayla_7602 @kayla_7602 (704) • Canada 7 Feb 09

So we just went out today and purchased 2 more hermit crabs so now we have a total of 5. The one we got today is also the smallest and he is sooo active. We named him thor, but he is tiny and he can climb like crazy. He has more...

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Hermit Crabs

kayla_7602 @kayla_7602 (704) • Canada 15 Jan 09

Ok so I have a 6 year old son, we got him a dog for his 4th birthday and unlike most kids he takes care of her, her feeds her, lets her out when asked, he is a very responsible little pet owner. So my hubby and I then decided for...

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crab street journal

willocfc @willocfc (963) • Australia 18 Dec 07

My favorite online source for info on anything and everything to do with hermit crabs is the crab street journal, its the most comprehensive list of info anf facts i have found so far so i just wanted to share ti with my fellow...

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My Hermies

willocfc @willocfc (963) • Australia 18 Dec 07

I have had my hermies for over a year now with no dramas, i have 7 in total and they all live in a huge decked out crabitat with plenty of room to run around and items to climb on. I find my hermies love crackers and apple but i...

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My Little Hermit crabs are so noisey!

coffeebreak @coffeebreak (17797) • United States 30 Nov 07

These little guys wake me up all night long! They are nocturnal and move around at night and sleep all day, and at night, I hear them wandering around and hear their shells hit the glass of the aquarium as they go for food and...

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Here is my BIG pet question? How many pets do you own?

ajmccrary1986 @ajmccrary1986 (454) • United States 7 Jul 07

I'll tell you how many pets I own. I have a dog, cat, a gerbil, and between my brother and I, nine hermit crabs. If you don't think I have a zoo, then tell me how many pets you have at your house.

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Help! My crab's molting!

coffeeshot @coffeeshot (3783) • Australia 2 Jun 07

I've gone onwww.thecrabbagepatch.com for molting info but I think I've done everything I sholdn't have done! This morning I noticed him looking kind of weird so I told my partner to have a look and we thought he was dead so he...

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My hermit crabs keep coming up dead! What should I do?

theponch @theponch (198) • United States 16 Apr 07

In the past two months, three out of the four crabs that I bought just before Christmas have kicked the bucket. One died after he molted, one died while after a bath, and one died trying to get into water dish. The humidity and...

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Zoo at my House!

SheliaLee @SheliaLee (2736) • United States 2 Apr 07

We pretty much have a zoo at my house, though a small one. We have a dog named Jake, he is the animal we have had the longest, a cat named Wilbur, nine hermit crabs, I can't even begin to think of all their names, Ha! Ha!, and a...

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Hermit Crab Food

coffeeshot @coffeeshot (3783) • Australia 23 Mar 07

What do you feed your crabs besides store bought crab food? I give my crabs gold fish flakes but am not sure how often/how much to give them. Does anybody know? Also what vegetables or fruits do you give your crab? I give mine...

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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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Why has my hermit crab buried himself??!!

coffeeshot @coffeeshot (3783) • Australia 31 Jan 07

My boyfriend and i boughthermit crabs a couple months ago. We bought 7, but one of them , Moggil, decided to bury himself about 4 weeks ago. We had seen absolutely no sign of him until a few days ago when i found his shell,...

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I have crabs! ...... Hermit Crabs that is ... anyone else here have any?

rdolphingirl @rdolphingirl (361) • United States 19 Jan 07

I have a 20 Gal tank ... in it I have currently three hermit crabs. I was wondering if anyone else here has any "Hermies" and if so how many and how long they have had them?

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