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The Animal World - What Do You Feed A Hermit Crab?

What do you feed a hermit crab?

Hermit crabs have soft, unarmored abdomens that they protect by occupying and carrying the empty shells of other animals such as snails. Hermit crabs are not picky eaters. They will eat a variety of foods, including algae, earthworms, fish, fresh shrimp, scallops, beef heart, brine shrimp, flake food, tube food, and almost all other commercially prepared foods. Live, fresh, frozen, dry, or freeze-dried, it makes no difference. A hermit crab may be fed two to three times a week; however, be careful not to overfeed or underfeed it.

Pieces of meat, such as thawed shrimp, scallops, or beef heart, may be soaked in a liquid vitamin complex and presented to the crab on the end of a toothpick. Algae, which is a part of the crab's diet in the wild, may be grown in a separate container with a few small pieces of coral or ordinary shells on the bottom. Within a few weeks, the shells will be...

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