Pocket Foraging Guide for Hermit Crabs
2021-03-24
Hermit crabs are omnivorous scavengers. Use this handy pocket guide to forage for safe items.Read More →
Hermit Crab Food Foraging List
2016-05-12
For the outdoorsy hermit crab enthusiast we have compiled a list of foods that can be collected or harvested. It’s perfect to tuck into your backpack for easy reference. Please forage responsibly! Don’t over collect. Respect all local, state and federal laws regarding wild foraging and collection. Sustainable Foraging “In addition to considering your own safety when foraging, it is also important to take a long-term view: sustainable foraging means remembering that you are not the only creature which may wish to make use of a given resource. For example, wild berries play an important role in birds’ diets. Whatever you take, leave plenty forRead More →
Safe and Unsafe Wood
2014-02-18
This article is no longer being updated. Please use the new, comprehensive hermit crab food list! Written by Julia Crab (Kerie Campbell) Wednesday, 28 September 2005. Updated by Stacy Griffith 2016. Here follows a list of woods that can be used safely in a hermit crab environment. These are non-toxic woods that won’t hurt them if eaten. This list, as all the others, is not in any way complete, and will be expanded as new information is received. The list of unsafe woods follows the safe list. Fruit bearing trees are generally considered unsafe. (Not necessarily the fruit but wood, bark, leaves, seeds.) Safe WoodsRead More →