i used to rear these small fellows...but they're very noisy lol...when they walk up and down.

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Added on February 5, 2010, 11:35 pmhey im intrested in rearing these fellows again lol...can they eat bread lol.and how do you differenciate a male or a female.how do they mate,and after that where will they lay the eggs : /

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yesterday went i go back home i looking at my aquarium,i saw 2 of my hermit's leg was broken..aiyoh..
why ah..??? now it just left 2 pincers (big and small one) and 1 leg only..very pity it cannot walk anymore n i hav to put it myself into the bowl every nite so it can drink and eat..
wanna ask here wether the leg will re-grow back or not..??

This post has been edited by suralaya: Mar 7 2010, 05:15 AM

i wanna pet hermit crabs, for the damn first time in my life... they're so cute, and i love animals... gonna get a pair, but duno from where... pyramid?1U?ikano? mana tau if they have double standards...

am now reading HCA about pet care now hehe

just got back from piramid..they got so many shell for hermies...from small to jumbo!.price range from 5 to rm 15.

I life in Kuala Terengganu and have spotted quite a few Hermit Crab in the wild.

If I were to adopt this cute guys, how would I need to setup the tank?

Do I need to have both water (salt water) & land (sand) on the same tank?

Because in the wild, I see them walk around in under a big tree, then into the water (salt water river) ... just constantly walking around...

I also need to provide them with new & bigger shells as well as fresh water right?

Just wondering, where do these crabs get their fresh water supply in the wild? Since its just salt water all around them.

Better to adopt them in pairs or in a colony (a few of them) ?

Eh guy.... My hermit crab come out from his shell for one day already...

1st i though it was molding but already one day doesn't seem any change on it plus it become weak already.

Worry it might die :/

where did you find them? sea hermit crab or land hermit crab?


maybe the size of the shell not suitable for it already. do you have some additional shells with different sizes? if you think that the shell is still suitable, you can try putting the hermit crab and the shell into a cup for a few hours and see if it will go back into the shell.


i tot noone interested in hermit crabs already...hahaha, long time didnt lurk around here already.

Dam my hermit find a way to climb out against.

This time i don't know when it gone SWT just notice my hermit left 4

Hope my cat find it out w/o killing it tomorrow

good luck finding it. normally the crabs will be in place that are near to walls, curtains, cupboards, under the sofa and place like that.

hopefully you can find it soon.

ya i find when he crawl from my TV table. Really naughty Felow

hahaha.
normal la. it still does not go into its shell?

That one dead already. May be the condition of the aquarium not suit him over stress....

After read some opinion from online i already change my aquarium condition to more suit their habit.

Now is all sand with one bowl fresh and one bowl salt water.(last time only got salt water + stone)

Hello there everyone, I am new to hermit crabs. Bought 2 from Sunway Pyramid and another one from Ikano. I was told that these are Indonesian Hermits. They all seem to be doing well. However, I've noticed some 'fighting'. I have named one Tyson, as he likes to throw punches at the other hermies.

They chirp at night, especially during these 'confrontations'.

Yesterday, dropped Mimi on the wood floor and her shell cracked. Now there is a hole in it. I was worried that should they get into fights, Tyson and Shrekky might puncture her abdomen, so, i have pasted a small piece of masking tape on the hole. Any ideas how to get her to change her shell? I am worried!

you can leave some shells that is the correct size with it. if it sees fit, it will try it out. more extreme way would be isolating it in a small space with the new shells to let it notice the new shells. but it might not change the shell.

Thanks! She has already changed her shell

Hi guys, one of my hermies, has become inactive overnight. Now, he is just lying on its side, limp. He has become darker than usual. Yesterday, he was still ok, walking about, climbing the log and drinking. Suddenly, this morning I noticed it was not moving anymore. At first, he was not limp. He still moved a little. Then, it went limp. His eyes are clear, body seems darker. Any advice on what is happening? Do you think its molting? from what I read, crabs have cloudy eyes and lighter coloured bodies when molting, but not this crab.

HELP!

it might be molting. normally, hermit crab will try to burry itself when it is trying to molt. anyway, you can try to let it be for a couple of days, if no foul smell (like rotten fish) then it's molting. or else, it's gone to heaven.

there aren't much we can do about a crabie that's not moving.
hopefully it's molting.

hi guys, i planing to get SOME hermit crab, maybe a pair. but, can hermit crab always stay under air-con? cause i plan to put them in my room and the air-con in my room is always ON!!

how cold do you normally set your AC?

hermit crabs are best staying in temperature around 22~27 degree celcius. or else you will need a heating pad.

oh, you're going to get land hermit crabs right? marine hermit crabs temperature depends on the type of marine hermit crabs you get.

i set at 18 celcius at noon and 25-26 at night. thx for telling me the temperature suitable for them, they looks damn cute i don't hope so when i get them is = DIE!!!
sounds like land hermit is much better for me, are they live in wet place or dry + a small cup of water are enough?
NOOB here!!! else can u tell me everything abt them?

have you read up some articles about them?

knowing what you are getting into is good before you start buying them. you will get some rough idea on their habitat and their behaviours.
below are a couple of sites that provides very good information on land hermit crabs.
http://www.crabstreetjournal.com/
http://www.hermit-crabs.com/
http://www.hermitcrabs.com/


well, they will need some dry land some water. putting water saucers would be fine as well, but remember to change them often.
you can refer http://exoticpets.about.com/cs/hermitcrabs/a/feedhc.htm

This post has been edited by LovesReborn: Jul 16 2010, 07:02 PM