Chewin’ the Choya » Humidity is vital to hermit crabs for more than just breathing.

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August 29, 2015 at 5:16 pm #2912

Stacy
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Humidity is so vital to hermit crabs! It’s not even just about helping them breathe. It also aids them in finding the ocean, locating food and even shells. This brief article discusses the importance of humidity. We have some additional scientific research papers regarding the olfaction of hermit crabs, click PDJ library in the menu above to access the files. Very interesting stuff if you are so inclined.

http://www.mpg.de/5881238/odour_perception_hermit-crabs

August 29, 2015 at 10:11 pm #2913

Pam
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Thanks Stacy for the great read, very interesting.
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