Hermit Crab Nutritional Requirements
2021-03-19
Hermit Crab Feeding Guide- A look at the nutritional needs of land hermit crabs. Photo Credit: Moa LundbergRead More →
Guida base per la cura dei paguri di terra
2021-03-19
Guida base per la cura dei paguri di terraRead More →
A Holiday Feast for Hermit Crabs
2019-11-28
***REMEMBER NO SEASONINGS OR ADDED SUGAR*** Safe to feed: Turkey raw or cooked Save the neck and giblet bag for the crabs Turkey bones Crack them open so they can get at the marrow. Potatoes No eyes or green parts raw or cooked. Veggies raw or cooked *no onions or garlic* Dark Leafy Greens must be cooked first. Nuts ground, whole, chunks. Fruits Sour fruit will not be eaten (for example: they will not eat like lemon) Oils pure and cold pressed are best Herbs No Rosemary evergreen family. If you brine or injected with rosemary or rosemary oils compound butters etc could have absorbedRead More →
Correction: Feeding Guide
2018-01-22
Please be advised that there is an error on the printable feeding guide. The version on the website has been updated. Please update your copy. REMOVE CANOLA OIL. Canola oil is not safe. We apologize for the error.Read More →
Anthocyanin Nibbles
2017-11-30
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 →
Hermit Crab Oreo Vacation Cookie
2017-02-19
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 →
What’s for dinner? A hermit crab food guide!
2016-04-22
In an effort to simplify feeding for hermit crab owners we have put together a few printable hermit crab food guides. These should be used in conjunction with our safe and unsafe lists. *Nutritional Guide – What to Feed and Why *Foraging Guide *Where to Buy Guide Safe Food List If you have additions or corrections for any of these guides or other food lists please send them to crabstreetjournal@gmail.com As we don’t allow commenting due to spammers. Additional food related articles: Safe and Unsafe WoodEdible FlowersWhat Foods are Good and Bad?Beneficial Foods Containing ZeaxanthinLearning to prepare food for your hermit crabsFoods Containing CarotenidsColor EnhancingRead More →
Beneficial Foods Containing Zeaxanthin
2015-09-19
Written by Julia Crab Saturday, 19 November 2005 Zeaxanthin is an important precursor to astaxanthin, the carotenoid crustaceans need most to regulate their body systems. If astaxanthin is hard to come by, then zeaxanthin is the substance that coenobita need most. Beta carotene, while a valuable carotenoid, is not used as efficiently by crabs and is not of as much dietary use as zeaxanthin is. The following lists are of zeaxanthin-containing foods. There are three lists, one each for foods containing high, moderate, and low or trace amounts of this important substance. They are partial and will be updated as new information comes in. FeedRead More →
Learning to prepare food for your hermit crabs
2015-09-19
Written by Julia Crab 2005 Coconuts: A Really Tough Nut to Crack Yeah, these guys are tricky to open. But the fresh meat and milk inside are crab ambrosia. The best method for opening them is to employ an adult human male. Barring access to one of those, note the three depressions at one end of the coconut. These are the coconut’s eyes. An icepick, a chisel, or a strong slot head screwdriver placed firmly in the center of one of the eyes, and bashed firmly and repeatedly by a hammer will eventually reward those with perseverance. A drill or jigsaw can also be employedRead More →