Information on the Hermit Crab:
In the wild, land Hermit Crabs are omnivores, meaning they eat both plant and animal matter. In captivity, their diet should be based on a balanced commercial food supplemented with a variety of fresh foods.Hermit crabs avoid predation by finding and hiding in others shells for protection.Hermit crabs don’t have very big homes so they need to keep an eye out for anything and everything without being attacked or eaten by an Octopi, birds, fish, bigger crabs, and mammals.You may wonder why Hermit crabs even have shells, but that is because the shell is the most available thing in the ocean to them also because it helps them avoid predation.It is known that there are more than 20 different types of shells for the Hermit crab.Hermit crabs withstand water pressure at the depth where they live by putting their shells over themselves for safety.When they know something dangerous is coming they stay under their shell until is safe.Hermit crabs can have a life span about 6 to 15 years. Hermit crabs have a lot of legs, they have 10! Other animals and people might like warm or cold weather, but a Hermit crab likes warm weather. A Hermit crab can be very hard to find out if it’s a boy or girl. Of course there are different kinds of Hermit crabs like the purple clawed which only ways ¼ of a pound! The Coenobitic Brevimanus is another type of a Hermit crab which is the most terrestrial Hermit crab on land. The Brevimanus is heavily armored and all surfaces are covered with a thick layer.
In the wild, land Hermit Crabs are omnivores, meaning they eat both plant and animal matter. In captivity, their diet should be based on a balanced commercial food supplemented with a variety of fresh foods. Hermit crabs avoid predation by finding and hiding in others shells for protection. Hermit crabs don’t have very big homes so they need to keep an eye out for anything and everything without being attacked or eaten by an Octopi, birds, fish, bigger crabs, and mammals. You may wonder why Hermit crabs even have shells, but that is because the shell is the most available thing in the ocean to them also because it helps them avoid predation. It is known that there are more than 20 different types of shells for the Hermit crab. Hermit crabs withstand water pressure at the depth where they live by putting their shells over themselves for safety. When they know something dangerous is coming they stay under their shell until is safe. Hermit crabs can have a life span about 6 to 15 years. Hermit crabs have a lot of legs, they have 10! Other animals and people might like warm or cold weather, but a Hermit crab likes warm weather. A Hermit crab can be very hard to find out if it’s a boy or girl. Of course there are different kinds of Hermit crabs like the purple clawed which only ways ¼ of a pound! The Coenobitic Brevimanus is another type of a Hermit crab which is the most terrestrial Hermit crab on land. The Brevimanus is heavily armored and all surfaces are covered with a thick layer.