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Cannibalism

2015-05-03
In: General
Tagged: attack, cannibalism, eaten, hermit crab care, killed, molter, mutilated

Cannibalism in hermit crabs is not a normal or healthy behavior. By nature hermit crabs are omnivorous and eat all sorts of dead and decaying things they find on the beach. Their job is that of beach cleaner and they play an important role in their environment. They are scavengers, not predators. In captive hermit crabs we often hear stories of one crab attacking another crab and killing it. In most cases this simply isn’t true. If you didn’t witness the attack that killed one of the crabs you can’t assume it was murdered by another crab. In most of these situations the more likelyRead More →

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