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Hermit crabs are omnivorous scavengers in the wild. There are lots of different foods that a hermit crab can eat. We have several different food lists for commonly fed items. Check out a few of the atypical things that hermit crabs can eat: Feces – herbivorous animal droppings. In Quirimba hermit crabs are known to eat human waste as well.Fish flakes or pellets – only if they are free of ethoxyquin, (usually found in fish meal) and copper sulfate. Both are toxic.BloodwormsMealwormsEarthwormsCuttlebone – great source of calciumBonemeal – great source of calciumCicadas and their exoskeletons (most other bugs too)Worm castingsGreensand References https://www.researchgate.net/publication/327147202_Ethoxyquin_a_feed_additive_poses_a_risk_for_aquatic_life http://pmep.cce.cornell.edu/profiles/extoxnet/carbaryl-dicrotophos/copper-sulfate-ext.htmlRead More →