How to Care for Land Hermit Crabs : Essential Supplies for Pet Hermit Crabs

Learn what essential supplies, like feeding dishes and sand, are needed to keep hermit crabs as pets in this free instructional how-to video.

Expert: Debbie Noah
Bio: Debbie Noah is an elementary school teacher at Bedford Heights Elementary in Bedford, TX. She has been teaching over 30 years.
Filmmaker: Drew Noah

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

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[DarkestStar3552]

In nature, hermit crabs live in groups of up to 100- it is very important for the crab to have friends. Also do NOT GIVE YOUR CRAB HERMIT CRAB FOOD!! This is very important because it contains toxins that were banned in cat and dog food but is still processed in hermit crab food and it can kill them. If the toxins don't kill them, they will starve to death. They need fresh organic food or they will be deprived and start dieting or stop eating all together- misting is good tho, keep that up :)

[farfinmosker]

@quinnbeeloved I prefer neither. It's best to feed your hermit crab fresh fruits, veggies, and unseasoned meats, seafood, and nuts along with a source of calcium and other essential minerals. The store pellet and powder food often contains really nasty preservatives and added sugars and salts which aren't good for hermit crabs. You can also go out and harvest a lot of food for your hemies in your back yard like maple leaves, grasses, and dandelion leaves. If you want a full list, mail me! :)

[MsSchool132]

she has a pig nose

[Skylerstroud1997]

A Lil poop scoop

[EternalTombKing]

Debbie you little old lady, use coconut husk mix for them to borrow in, not sand; OR GRAVEL.

[yomommyissofat]

You don't need half that stuff!!!!

[pinksassygirl445678]

I think she bought way to much stuff u don't really need a sand scooper cause u can put your hermit crabs in a cup and dump out the sand in a garbage bag and put them back in their cage easy a's that.

[ItJustAnotherRandomo]

please answer:: how big is this tank? THANKS

[hermitcrabgurl101]

@DarkestStar3552 it cant kill them they made the food for the hermit crabs if it had freakin toxins in the food they would not sell it ...herp derp

[hermitcrabgurl101]

@farfinmosker hey person!!!! she peobally dont have alot of money for a 10-20 gallon tank ever think 20 gallon tank cost about $80 so hush!!!! and btw she is a school teach she is doing good so dont make fun of or judge.

[HermieTv]

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[4evragz]

I have to say...I'm digging that pig shell...