What is the best food for my hermit crabs?
Their feeding behavior is highly fascinating retreat for eyes. In the wild, land hermit crabs eat almost anything like fallen fruit, leaf litter, decaying wood, plants and grasses. Although they are not specific in their diet, recent studies have shown that hermit crabs need calcium, carotene and antioxidants. You can witness the fading in their color at the time of molting if their diet is carotene deficient. You can supplement their diet with brightly-colored vegetables, like corn and carrots to make up the deficiency of carotene. You can feed them meat, fish, vegetables and fruit as they are omnivorous in nature. They also like tannin-rich foods like tree bark and oak leaves. While giving these types of food you have to wash and then dry them. If you can offer your pet with a diverse diet of “human grade” food, then commercial crab food is not at all necessary. You can pick up these foods by having a stroll at your nearby grocery store! If you have any questions just email me!
