Do Hermit Crabs Eat Banana?
Hermit Crabs Love Eating Banana
Hermit crabs are omnivorous creatures and scavengers, and come from tropical environments in the wild. Banana is an excellent food to provide for your hermit crab pets.
Bananas are one of the most popular fruits in the world and for good reason. They’re delicious, portable, and packed with nutrients. And they are fairly abundant, inexpensive and accessible throughout the world.
Most all hermit crabs love eating banana in most any form.
Grow Your Own Banana Tree
Most banana trees grow best in tropical environments where there’s lots of sun.
However, there are over 1000 varieties of bananas. There are more “cold hardy” varieties, different colored varieties, and mini “dwarf” varieties among many more.
Whether space is an issue, or the climate in which you live (USDA Hardiness Zone lookup), it may be possible to find a variety you can grow yourself.
Bananas are a fairly easy plant to grow and can produce an abundant amount of fruit for you, your family AND YOUR HERMIT CRAB PETS!
Do a little research to find the right variety that will grow where you live, or set up a space in your basement, on a balcony or in your home using grow lights.
Why is Banana so healthy for your hermit crabs?
- antioxidants
- potassium
- fiber
- Vitamin C
- Vitamin A
- riboflavin
- folate
- niacin
- protein
- more!
