How Do You Properly Care For Land Hermit Crabs?
• Use a suitable enclosure. The best enclosure to use is a glass aquarium. Size is a very important factor when deciding how many hermit crabs you will keep. If you only have 2 or 3 hermit crabs, you only need a small one. But if you have any more then that, you might want to get a bigger space for your hermit crabs to play in. Remember, the habitat (or as many people call “crabitat” or simply “the tat”) needs to be able to hold three dishes, climbing toys, shelters, shells and space for the crabs to walk around. You don’t want the tank to be crowded, but you don’t want it to be too open. A ten gallon tank usually does nicely for a maximum of seven small hermit crabs. You may want to consider starting off with at least a twenty gallon tank. This will insure all the necessary space needed is fulfilled. A larger tank will allow more climbing toys and more space. You will eventually need to upgrade the tank if you start off with a ten gallon. But on the other hand, hermit crabs do not gro
