Hermit crabs are omnivorous scavengers. Use this handy tri fold pocket guide to forage for safe items. Updated for 2025! New items have been added and two versions are now available. This one will print nicely in black and white. A color version is available too!Read More →
Hermit Crab Feeding Guide – A look at the nutritional needs of land hermit crabs.Read More →
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The basics of hermit crab feeding Most commercial hermit crab foods contain ethoxyquin and/or copper sulfate. Fish meal typically contains hidden ethoxyquin that is not required to be listed. Both ethoxyquin and copper sulfate are toxic to invertebrates. There are many things in your kitchen that your hermit crabs can eat also. The collages below made by Amber Miner show some of the more common food items you can safely feed to your hermit crabs. Here is a printable safe food list for feeding your hermit crabs: Safe Food List-A Generous List of Foods Your Hermit Crabs Can Safely Eat Hermit crabs require a nutritionallyRead More →
Written by Julia Crab (Kerie Campbell) 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 comesRead More →
These recipes were created by hermit crab foodie Kerie Campbell aka Julia Crab in 2005. There are endless food ideas but these may help get you started. We have more hermit crab food recipes submitted by others. Be sure to visit our Hermit Crab Feeding Guide to ensure you are using only safe ingredients. Fruity Fish & Flowers II dried calendula (about 2 tsp.)dried chamomile (about 1 tsp.)coconut chunklarge papaya chunkpink flame rose bud Kibble and place in the serving dish. Air-pop about 1 Tbl. amaranthshred some dulse1 Tbl. Flott tuna1 tsp rolled oatslarge pinch dandelion rootlarge pinch dried dandelion leaf. Kibble and place onRead More →
Hermit Crab Care 101 – a guide for properly caring for your pet so that it thrives in captivity.Read More →