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LHCOS Hermit Crab Stocking Guidelines

2021-03-24
Tagged: crowded, hermit crab, how many hermit crab, measure, over crowded, size, what size

LHCOS Hermit Crab Stocking Guidelines Based on Size Use in conjunction with the Hermit Crab Sizing Circle and Leg ChartsRead More →

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Wee wants to be big so bad

Land Hermit Crab Shell Guide

2018-02-11
In: FAQ
Tagged: bad, fit, good, hermit crab, measure, sea shell, shells, size, type, what to buy, where to order

A hermit crab’s shell is his life sustaining home and his protection from predators and desiccation. Hermit crabs take up residence in discarded gastropod shells and can not make their own shell. “For the vast majority of crustaceans which we call hermit crabs, the behavior patterns by which individuals utilize empty gastropod shells as shelter are critical to the crab’s existence. Orientation to shells, selection of a shell to enter, entry of a shell, and subsequent living the shell are all behaviors which directly affect the Darwinian fitness of an individual crab. Failure to find or efficiently enter a shell at all can rapidly andRead More →

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Standard Tank Measurement Gallons To Inches

Standard tank measurements and weights

2016-01-30
In: Crabitat
Tagged: common, empty, measurement, size, standard, tank, water, weight

COMMON AQUARIUM SIZES & WEIGHTS 5 GALLON L x W x H 16″ x 8″ x 10″ Weight (empty) 7 lbs Weight (water-filled) 62 lbs 10 GALLON LEADER L x W x H 20″ x 10″ x 12″ Weight (empty) 11 lbs Weight (water-filled) 111 lbs 10 GALLON LONG L x W x H 24″ x 8″ x 12″ Weight (empty) 16 lbs Weight (water-filled) 116 lbs 10 GALLON HEXAGON L x W x H 14″ x 12″ x 18″ Weight (empty) 12 lbs Weight (water-filled) 110 lbs 15 GALLON L x W x H 24″ x 12″ x 12″ Weight (empty) 21 lbs WeightRead More →

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Ask Milo – Can two different size hermit crabs live together?

2015-07-23
In: Ask Milo
Tagged: different, hemit crabs, hermit crab care, jumbo, large, live, safe, size, small, tiny, together

Froggy Kisses writes: Dear Milo , My crab Crab Cakes has sadly passed away recently and my other crab Sebastion seems depressed . My sister also has a crab but he is about 10 times larger than Sebastion . Will her crab Bam Bam hurt Sebastion ? And besides him interacting with Bam Bam is there anything I can do to help ? Dear Froggy Kisses, I am so sorry to hear about your Crab Cakes dying. 🙁 While some people may disagree there is no reason a large crab would harm a small crab. Think about how hermit crab gather in huge groups inRead More →

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What size is my hermit crab?

2014-03-03
In: General
Tagged: chart, hermit crab, hermit crab care, size

What’s a micro hermit crab? What’s a jumbo hermit crab? Size can be subjective and hard to define but we are trying anyway!  Our friends in Indonesia have developed two more realistic size charts based on leg length or leg span. Indonesia is home to many of different species including the large C. brevimanus. With much more data to work with the group created these new sizing charts which are more accurate. Why does size matter? When determining how much space is needed per hermit crab we need to know how large the crabs are and how large they will grow. Small crabs can beRead More →

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