yes but it can only happen if you have two hermit crabs and they are in the same cage or habitatif you have one you can split split it ... From: sharon...
Hermit crabs are not born in captivity. They need to fling their eggs into the ocean in order for them to hatch. I'm sorry, but you will not have any babies....
Yesterday, I put in some slices of fresh figs and my crabbies just swarm over it. Ares sat in the dish on the fig for several hours non stop eating, my smaller...
The dilemma of adequately heating ,covering and ventilating the crabs home is solved. I was a bit afraid of the aquarium bec of breakage and possibly no real...
I noticed that there is mold (or is it fungus?) on both entrances to my wooden tree hut. So far I do not see mold on the hermie coconut hut, but I just...
I bought a new crab and have never seen coloring like this and can't find a pic anywhere that looks like him/her. I will try and get a pic soon but broke my...
Krystal, could it possibly be a Strawberry? Although I have never seen a STRIPED Strawberry crab, they are generally known to be VERY active. Post a picture...
Hi Nancy, I'm not sure this one has me stumped. I always find pics on the net and compare when I'm not sure but can't find anything like this one. Petco said...
... to my wooden tree hut. I just discovered today that there was also a hairy mold on one of the new pieces of driftwood that I purchased last week. The...
... The substrate is 30% calci sand & 70% Zoo med Eco Earth (compressed coconut fiber expandable substrate)that I dampen every so often when I see that it is...
Substrate: I use small stones that you get at the aquarium shop at the "water & food" end of my crabitat and deep play sand at the other end. It works really ...
Hi! My name is Wendy... longer time lurker, first time poster. One of our hermit crabs appears to be molting. She was buried in the sand for a few weeks and...
... One of our hermit crabs appears to be molting. now has resurfaced only to move her shell on top of ... When you say she moved her shell on top of...
That is exactly it! Her little shell is plugging up the enterance of a larger shell and she is inside. So this is normal? Should it be another 2 weeks or so...
... Her little shell is plugging up the enterance of a larger shell and she is inside. So this is normal? Should it be ... Around here it is normal for my...
Since you have new ones I think they could be doing some "sparing" for territorial rights. As long as they don't try to pinch at each other inside the shell...
That's awesome!! I will try that tomorrow - we have several fig bushes/trees and my daughter and mother love them, but now I've got to share some with our...
Unfortunately with the holidays around the corner there have been a couple of sightings of the horrid CIC (crab in cup) hermies. *cries* This has happened now...
not again?? I'll have to go to our Walmart and check things out......last year, I rescued 6 hermies from cups at Walmart ~ I just could not leave them there!...
... Within this past week there have been 2 postings at the CSJ regarding the CIC sightings. :( One Oct. 2, and the other yesterday. It seems the last couple...
This is not about the poor crabs in the cups, but guess where else I saw some poor hermies this summer? A COUNTY FAIR!!! I couldn't believe it. They all had...
I think I'll go visit my local Wal*Mart this week and see if they have any of those CIC's. If they do, I won't buy them, but ask to speak to THE manager--as...
Just like the poor anole lizards they used to give away, leased to a pin you could put on your lapel. Any instructions to feeding the poor things? NO! Wendy ...
Hi Im in need of some urgent help from Aussie Crabbie lovers. As everything happens I have now become the proud (adoptive) mum of 4 crabbies that I know...
those poor creatures... so far I have not seen any in my local Wal-Marts, but I don't go there often. ... From: Wendy Snow-Lang I think I'll go visit my local...
In a message dated 08/10/2007 12:28:14 P.M. Atlantic Daylight Time, sapphwolff@... writes: what do I feed them? Do they need anything special in the...