New Hermit Crab Mom

[sweetpatata6]

AW, those are so cool! At my petstore they always looked so boring, cause they are never showing themselves at all, but those pics make them look a bit more fun then I thought they were

The first hermits I ever had were like that. I think it was the enviorment that they were kept in. After expeirience, I've found out that ((the ones near me)) Petsmart hermit crabs are less active and seem to be less healthy than Petco ones here. At petsmart, they all keep them together, but at Petco, they seperate them by size, making it a safer enviorment for the littler ones.

How often do they swap shells?

I have hermit crabs and one of em Michelle, changes almost everyday. I think the most she's ever stayed in one shell is a week. She rotates what shells she uses. Half of em are WAYYYY too big and she almost walkes right out of them. My other hermit crab, Cermit, has only changed once, the day after I got him.

[Hellow]

I have had a history of keeping hermit crabs, and they do good if the sponge was in a small bowl of water so that they can soak like in the wild.

[dogzr#1]

Oh they are adorable! Congrats on the new additions! There new home looks wonderful.

I used to have hermit crabs but I wasn't very good at taking care of them.

[chocolatepuppy]

Those guys are cute! Don't believe I've ever seen one before.

[ramanth]

Thanks for the comments. A local pet store was running a sale on 20 gallon long tanks and we jumped at it. Soon the hermits will have a lot more room.