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Perlatus shell fight by Melissa Nesgoda @hermitcrabs56304 on Instagram

Identifying and Addressing Aggression in Hermit Crabs

2012-09-27
In: Caresheets
Tagged: aggression, aggressive, bullying, chirping, fighting, hermit crab, mean, picking on, shoving

Originally written by Vanessa Pike-Russell Behaviour in the Wild Land hermit crabs are territorial animals, and as such they will often act aggressively towards one another to establish a ‘pecking’ order among their colony. Sometimes this can be in the form of ‘feeler’ or antennae fights, others in violent pushing or flicking fellow tank mates out of the way. Usually this is not serious enough to warrant intervention. However, some hermit crabs will act in a manner that is harmful to other hermit crabs, often trying to pull their hermie buddy out of a desired shell, or attacking eyes, antennae, claws, legs or abdomen. IfRead More →

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