Can hermit crabs share a tank with small yellow belly turtles?
Julia_Crab wrote: I really recommend that animals be kept separate. There is no way of knowing if the crabs harbor a parasite or microbe that can harm the crabs, or vice versa. They may have different cliimate and substrate needs as well. Yvette wrote: wow. this is wrong on so many levels. please go to www.austinsturtlepage.com and/or www.turtleforum.com to learn how to care for your ‘yellow bellies’. I dont know which species you have no idea to care for or if its both the turtles and the crabs. And for anyone else that is even considering it, the two species should not ever live together. period. land hermit crabs do NOT make roommates for turtle and vice versa. rottiegirl25 wrote: Don’t yellow bellies live in mostly aquatic deep water setups. I have a Red Eared SLider hatchling and he lives mostly in the water only coming out to bask; Hermit crabs would drown in this kind of situation. Not to mention the varied diets and climatic conditiond that each animal requires is very differnt
