Just thought I would update since this blog kinda started with them. I have 17 of the little guys; a mix of strawberries, Caribbeans, Ecuadorians, and one other kind whose name escapes me at the moment. I have not had a death in the tank for a least 1.5 years. The secret to keeping hermit crabs alive in captivity is the quality of the saltwater. I bought a big container of ready made saltwater petco and I have not lost a crab since. They like to climb and bury themselves and trash the tank. Lately several of them have been piled in the corner near the heater, they just sleep in a stack. They don't eat much. Mine live on branches and leaves from our oak tree, dried baby shrimp, dried fruit and oats, and the occacional branch from a mangrove tree. They also like to eat earthworm castings (looks like dirt). I have all but given up on keeping track of individuals cause so many of them look so similar, and they change shells. But there are a few that stand out: Mumper with his grumpy attitude and his missing antenae. Baby with her bright purple claw. Klinger cause he is kinda small, but i'm not 100% sure about him. Anyway, they are fine, although their tank is totally trashed at the moment. Geuss that is one more thing to add to my list.
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Cool shot of the crab is (s)he on glass?
He or she is in a plastic container in the front yard. It is kind of hard to take good pictures of crabs for some reason.
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