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Hermit Crab Food and Nutrition Basics Little One Sitting on a food bowl

Hermit Crab Food and Nutrition Hermit crab food and nutrition is fairly easy to figure out. Hermit crabs are scavengers and will try to eat most anything! However, to keep pet hermit crabs healthy and happy requires a wide variety of foods. They are omnivores and like all kinds of fruits, vegetables, meats and seafood […]

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What Do Hermit Crabs Eat? What do hermit crabs eat in the wild, as pets, in the ocean, on land? The answer is the same… they are scavengers and will eat almost anything! However, hermit crabs do have nutritional needs so it’s important for them to eat a wide range of foods including proteins, vitamins

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Hermit Crab Sponge in Water: Good or Bad? Common advice is to add a hermit crab sponge to water, but is this the right advice? There are sponges sold specifically for hermit crabs, and the instructions say to add a sponge to their water bowl.  Here are the most common questions about using sponges in

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how to make saltwater for hermit crabs

How to Make Saltwater for Hermit Crabs… quick & easy How to make saltwater for hermit crab in just 3 steps! It’s easy and quick. Saltwater is very important for your hermit crab’s health. In the wild, hermit crabs live on the ocean’s edge. Their life cycles rely on ocean water. There are over 70

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Hermit crab water ramp DIY project under $10 total

Hermit Crab Ramp Ideas for Water Bowls Plus Easy DIY Ramp Project under $5! Hermit crab ramp ideas are important to consider when setting up a new habitat, when hermit crabs get larger and when you want to add a larger water option for your hermit crabs to enjoy. Does your hermit crab water bowl,

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Hermit crab water dish options for smaller crabitats

Hermit Crab Water Dish Options for Smaller Crabitats Hermit crab water dish options for smaller crabitats can be a challenge to find the best ones in both shape and size. For 10 gallon tanks, there is very limited space for all 8 essential elements, two of which need to be water dishes.  What size and

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Feeding mushrooms to hermit crabs

Can Hermit Crabs Eat Mushrooms Plus 21 More Foods They Will Love If you are a hermit crab owner, you are probably wondering what foods you can feed your pet. While hermit crabs are omnivorous and will eat almost anything, not all foods are safe for them. In this article, we will explore whether hermit

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Hermit crab pellets blog title with hand holding pellets inside large hermit crab habitat

Hermit Crab Pellets: How It’s Made and Is it Healthy? Hermit crab pellets are the most common form of pet store food sold for hermit crab pets. But how is hermit crab pellet food made, and is it healthy? The questions and concerns over these brown pellets sold as “food” are valid. Hermit crabs are

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Do hermit crabs eat seaweed title on a pretty beach photo with clumps of various seaweeds in the forefront

Do Hermit Crabs Eat Seaweed? Do hermit crabs eat seaweed is a popular question because this isn’t a food found for sale in the hermit crab section of pet stores. But why? In a coastal environment where hermit crabs live in the wild, seaweed naturally washes up onto the shore and is a part of

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Land hermit crabs need water, a large hermit crab inside a water bowl in a habitat

Land Hermit Crabs Need Water: Why, What and How Much? Land hermit crabs are captivating creatures that inhabit not only coastal environments but also a variety of habitats worldwide. Belonging to the family of hermit crabs, land hermit crabs are closely related to their marine counterparts, but have evolved to thrive on land. With numerous

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