Still you need sand for a much suitable burrowing substrate for the crabs. Though its my first time to use coconut fibre as substrate and would like to ask, should i change it after a long term use? Will a damp coconut fibre will lose its efficiency in maintaining humidity?

This post has been edited by onscreen: Feb 20 2009, 12:56 PM

Sorry for my lack of activeness in here lately. Anyway, i see alot of health violation for the crabs above.

1. colored sand : not recommended as they have low humidity control.

2. colored shells : Any paint is unsafe to all pets in general. Paint bits into the crab gills will cause swell and life threaten.

3. colored dishes : If you have painted it on yourself, uses a hard brush to brush it. Any excessive paint will fade and prevent it from drop off due to frequent crabs' shell friction.

It may look colorful in that way but the key to long crab keeping is to keep the crabitat as natural as possible.

Interesting! We seriously need someone to represent for hermit crab as many have yet to know about this wonderful creature. Be it land or sea hermit crabs. For land i would suggest to bring Strawberry Hermit Crab as they are easy to be hand feed for public viewing.

Bump for attention.

Ok, back to serious stuff. Anyone lately visited any pet shops that still sells hermit crab? Do not hesitate to share what you saw.

You can release it in the mid morning from 9am to 11am. Best place to release them is under a shady tree or large rock spots, within minutes they will start wandering around for cool spot for burrow.

Haha, thats the winning advantage


Adding to your explanation above, marine hermit crab have variable life span in captivity. It ranged from 5 years to 45 years just like the land hermit crab. What pressure them is the water ph level and temperature. True marine hermit crab is easy to keep since it only requires 35% of land and the rest is water so most of their waste will be in water than on the sand.

I am still around. Although i have stopped keeping hermit crabs, my knowledge is still intact.

First page updated! Pet Lover Center @ Pet Safari in Ikano now carries hermit crabs and shells!

This post has been edited by onscreen: Jul 1 2009, 03:10 PM

More updates! large strawberry hermit crab on sale in Pets Family @ Taman Megah, SS24, beside Ming Tian food court! Check first page

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Added on July 5, 2009, 8:19 pmHope this put a clearer direction to new hermit crab keepers

This post has been edited by onscreen: Jul 5 2009, 08:19 PM

Generally hermit crabs eats anything. I used to feed mine with banana, soft apple (red ones, avoid green ones), honey drips, coconut flakes, honey coated bread, hermit crab pellets.

They eat tortoise food too but depends on their appetite. Dont feed them the same food always, spread out the variety to keep things fresh. It is advisable to have 2 food dish in the tank, 1 with the pellets and the next with fruits etc.. change both every 24 hours or else ants will hitchhike the tank.

Reviving this thread. I am going back into hermit crab keeping again. If anyone have seen any hermit crab on sale in any place of Malaysia, do report in here so I can renew all the info at first page.

I am currently seeking for Strawberry crab as well as Ecuadorian ones.

Sorry for the super late reply! Hardly check this thread and will make sure I bookmark it for constant checks

You can mix both medium and small hermit, as long as you put in the appropriate sized shells for them to change. That way, they won't fight. Hermit crabs are very friendly and close knit to each other. As long as there is a lot of shells for them to change, they will live in peace