Anthocyanin nibbles

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Ingredients: 1 portion dark red/black cherries 1 portion blackberries 1 portion blueberries 1 portion red apple (Unwaxed only, she peel is the important part) 1 portion red beets 1/2 portion red raisins 1/2 portion dried plums/prunes 2 portions red beans (do not skip, or you won’t be able to grind into a powder) Blanch each item in a small pot of crab safe water, reserving and reusing the water for each item. Prunes and raisins get soaked in the warm water last until they are very soft. Blend all items, including the reserved soaking/blanching water (start with a little) until its a paste about asRead More →

Coral's Color Boosting Crunchies

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1.5 cups organic yellow cornmeal (I used Bob’s Red mill) 1 cup packed, freshly ground coconut 1 large very ripe (brown) banana 1 package very ripe strawberries (pint) 1 cup or so sunflower seeds 1.5 cups whole, with shell, dried river shrimp (I used chubbymealworms.ca brand) 2 tbsp beet root powder 2 tbsp carrot root powder 1 tbsp chlorella powder 1 tsp powdered nutra Rose or 2 teaspoons liquid nutra Rose 1 cup dried apple ribbons Soak/cook the cornmeal with treated hot water as per the cooking instructions. Blend the strawberries and banana together and mix with the cornmeal after it cools a little. MixRead More →

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If you are going to be away on vacation these cookies are an easy way to provide your hermit crabs enough food until you return.  In addition to offering a Hermit Crab Oreo Vacation cookie I suggest sprinkling your crabitat with some dried foods. This will encourage foraging and offer lots of different foods at once. Dried flowers, grains, seeds, egg shells, nuts and mealworms are all ideal dried foods.  I recommend that greensand and worm castings be available in your tank pretty much all of the time. You can cycle them out for a day or two if your crabs completely refuse other foods.Read More →

Wild Craft

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Ingredients: “Wild Craft” all dried ingredients. passion flower, nettle leaves, African honey bush, mushrooms, chamomile, oak leaves, maple leaves, raspberry leaves, rose, marigold, rose hips, black sesame, chia, flax, wakame (seaweed), coconut, hemp seeds. About equal portions crumbled dried leaves, rose and marigold. A little less of the rest of the ingredients, except the seeds and rose hips. Put enough seeds that it is well distributed throughout, or to your liking. No hard rule on quantities 🙂 Wild forage, clean, blanch and dehydrate yourself, our buy from a reputable source. This is a combo of purchased and foraged ingredients.   Instructions: Crunch up all theRead More →

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Ingredients 1 Cup+ dried meal worms 1/3 Cup dried beef or chicken (break into small pieces first) 1/2 Cup polenta or cornmeal (it’s the same thing) Several clean dry egg shells 1/3 Cup peanuts 2 tbsp sunflower seeds 2 tbsp pine nuts Instructions Blend all ingredients until smooth except nuts. Pulse in nuts last and leave a little chunky. Nuts eventually go bad. Store in a cool dry place, or put in fridge/freezer for long term storage. Store in an airtight container. I prefer glass jars. Does not require refrigeration. Can be frozen. Submitted by Amber M.Read More →

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Ingredients 1/3 Cup Plain Oats 1/4 Cup wheat germ 1/4 Cup dried coconut 1/4 Cup dried mixed fruit (chop a bit first) 3 tbsp Chamomile Flowers 2 tbsp Nutritional Yeast 2 tbsp flax seeds 2 tbsp chia seeds Instructions Blend all ingredients until desired consistency. Store in an airtight container. I prefer glass jars. Optional prep method: For a wet mix add into the blender last: Pure virgin cold pressed oil and honey or maple Add enough until it just mixes together to form a crumbly paste. Keep wet version refrigerated. Both can be served “as is” or mix in a little warm water rightRead More →

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Ingredients Dried green or red algae 3 sheets Kombu (break into pieces or use scissors to chop) 3 medium pieces Nori 3 sheets Red cargo rice, or your favorite nutritionally dense organic rice or grain. 1/4 or 1/3 cup. Freeze dried shrimp 2-3 tbsp Dried salmon skin 3+ tbsp (do not sub, healthy fat is important!) Dried salmon 2+ tbsp Instructions Blend everything until desired constancy. I don’t like it totally powdered, it should still have a little texture so the crabs can get what they want, or eat the powdery bits. Their choice 🙂 Store in an airtight container, I prefer glass jars. DoesRead More →

Suet for hermit crabs

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Ingredients: Flax Seed Chia Seed Amaranth Wheat Sesame Seeds Quinoa (Red and White) Kelp Powder Mixed seed bird seed with dried fruit Organic Coconut oil Quantities needed depend on how many hermit crabs you have. I used a pinch of each of the items listed. You can use any combination of dry items. You could also substitute organic peanut butter for the Coconut Oil. In a small bowl with a lid add all of your dry ingredients. Add a small amount of Coconut Oil (room temp is ideal). Use a spoon to smear the oil around so it begins to pickup the dry ingredients. MixRead More →

Spicy Liver Popcorn by Pam

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Two tablespoons of whole organic yellow corn kernels Two tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil Crushed red pepper Chicken liver powder (Isopod Connection) Mix 2 tablespoons of evoo in a microwave safe bowl with 2 tablespoons of organic yellow corn kernels. Remove kernels from the bowl and place in a brown bag and set popcorn button. Keep an eye on the bag so it doesn’t catch on fire. Once finished take a hand full of popcorn and break it up. Then dust with about 1/2 teaspoon of chicken liver powder and 1/2 teaspoon of crushed red pepper. Put the popcorn in crabitat and watch itRead More →