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Hermit Crab Food
Hermit crab food can be purchased at any local pet store. It is good to use a mixture of both the solid pellet and the powder. Include fresh fruits and veggies, but do not feed citrus to them. Crabs also need calcium, so always keep a bit of cuttlebone in the tank, away from the water. It is also a good idea to purchase sea salt at your local pet store and place a tiny bit in a corner for the crabs to eat if their bodies need it. The minerals are good for their exoskeleton.
Hermit Crab Water
You may read that it is good to completely submerge your crab in water every week or so for a good cleaning. This probably won’t hurt your crab, but we have found excessive water can hurt your crab if they don’t dry out properly. Strongpets has had the best luck by keeping a special hermit crab sponge saturated with water in the cage at all times. Simply wet the sponge twice a day and place it in a shallow dish. Do not leave standing water in your cage if there is a possibility of it tipping. Water can stand in the bottom, causing your crab to be too wet, which will kill him.
Tap water has chlorine in it, which is deposited on their gills and can harm them. Please use bottled (not distilled) fresh water.
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