How Do You Care For Hermit Crabs?
Fun to play with and watch, inexpensive and easy to care for, hermit crabs make great pets! Take good care of them, and they can live for years–even far removed from their natural beach habitat. Hermit crabs don’t need much to survive, but there are a few things they must have in order to live and grow in their new aquarium home. Give the crab a nice new home! Based on the number of hermit crabs you’re bringing into the family, find an aquarium of appropriate size–10 gallons for one crab is a good place to start. Oh, and they do like friends; back home on the beach, your pet crab strolled with hordes of other little “hermits.” Line the bottom of the aquarium with about 2 to 3 inches of sand. You can buy hermit crab-friendly sand from a pet or hardware store. In the latter case, use playground sand. Maintain a wet area in the aquarium–a hermit crab swimming pool! A large overturned shell does the trick, while also providing the crab with much-needed calcium. Or try a shallow dish sun
