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What do hermit crabs eat? It
is a common question among those pet owners who are first
learning the joys of having a hermit crab. Hermit crabs
are wild animals that have been caught and learn to live in
captivity easily since they are very versatile eaters with
healthy appetites. The good news is that they do not have
a tendency to be picky eaters. Still, you have to bear in
mind a number of things when feeding them. For instance,
did you know that they locate food by either seeing that other
crabs are eating something or smelling the food themselves?
In fact, to stay healthy, hermit
crabs need to eat just like we do if we are maintaining a
nutritional diet. Simply put, hermit crabs are omnivores,
just like we are. They can eat meats, they can have fish,
they can certainly have vegetables, and you can even give them
fresh fruit for dessert. Whenever possible, these foods
should be organic, or at least unprocessed. Everything
needs to be washed thoroughly before being served. After
that, especially with vegetables and fruits, let the food dry.
Hermit crabs also eat foods rich in tannin. This includes
oak tree leaves and even bark. These too need to be washed
and left to dry.
The hermit crab diet you can buy
at the pet store sometimes has extra supplements in it like
calcium, antioxidants and carotene. If their diet does not
contain enough of these then, after they have gone through the
molting process, their color will be faded and they may have
problems molting.
Hermit crabs love to try
different foods. Hermit crabs will eat a wide variety of foods
and it can be fun to experiment to see which your pet
crabs like the best. Try fruits and vegetables, tuna fish,
peanut butter, crackers or potato chips. Grapes, raisins and
popcorn are crab favorites.
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