How To Take Care of a Pet Hermit Crab

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  • @fishtails7004
    @fishtails7004 5 років тому +14

    She is just trying to help us care for our hermit crab while the hermit crab is planning its escape but miserably failed😂😂😂nice video by the way very helpful

  • @lolabean1822
    @lolabean1822 5 років тому +41

    Please get him another friend, they are very social animals! And try to feed him more fruit and veggies. They need more protein than processed pellets. You’re doing great so far, keep up the good work!❤️

    • @TyeDyedIguana
      @TyeDyedIguana  5 років тому +4

      We recommend the 10 gallon as a bare minimum for two crabs. Of course, more of them in a larger enclosure is better! Here at the shop we keep them in a large colony. While we offer commercial foods as a convenience, we recommend it be fed in conjunction with fresh fruits, vegetables, crickets, mealworms and shrimp.

    • @jaidabayy1793
      @jaidabayy1793 4 роки тому +4

      @@TyeDyedIguana hi! at minimum 2 crabs should have 20 GALLONS. AT MINIMUM.

    • @Bella-tj4zt
      @Bella-tj4zt 4 роки тому +5

      Lola Bean my hermit crab friend has died and there is only one now, I can’t go to rescue a hermit from a beach store I. The middle of a pandemic right now, have any tips on how to make them not feel lonely??

    • @Sunflowers72
      @Sunflowers72 3 роки тому +1

      @@Bella-tj4ztsame my second hermit crab died to I could use some tips!

    • @drewdorsey4674
      @drewdorsey4674 3 роки тому +1

      crab central station

  • @cutesnailsteheheh3625
    @cutesnailsteheheh3625 5 років тому +18

    if you know how to properly care for a hermit crab, you would know that you need to hermit crab's common sense

  • @caidenstoybox7512
    @caidenstoybox7512 3 роки тому +3

    Hermit crabs do make great pets

  • @daviddawdy3023
    @daviddawdy3023 6 місяців тому +1

    They're cute, i had no idea they can live up to 30 years if properly cared for. That's crazy

    • @TyeDyedIguana
      @TyeDyedIguana  6 місяців тому +1

      We’re glad you learned something new!

  • @bantamsandmore
    @bantamsandmore 4 роки тому +7

    I'm getting hermit crabs in a week so excited!

  • @TM-pw9jh
    @TM-pw9jh 5 років тому +16

    Hermit crabs are so interesting, they seem like very fun and enjoyable pets!
    -Noah Mesiti

    • @Clover_knows_pets
      @Clover_knows_pets 3 роки тому +2

      They are not trust me also they are way taken from the wild and need a friend ( hermit crab )

    • @Clover_knows_pets
      @Clover_knows_pets 3 роки тому +1

      Not fun I ment

  • @thehappyoyster4964
    @thehappyoyster4964 5 років тому +21

    All of your information is accurate, The only thing I don’t recommend buying for your hermit crabs, is that food.

    • @Kayla-bz5dy
      @Kayla-bz5dy 4 роки тому +1

      If I get 2 small hermit crab what size tank will I need

    • @nefariouseternity
      @nefariouseternity 4 роки тому +1

      @@Kayla-bz5dy use the 10 gal per crab rule

    • @Kayla-bz5dy
      @Kayla-bz5dy 4 роки тому +3

      @@nefariouseternity so I need 20 gallons

    • @olivia9366
      @olivia9366 4 роки тому

      •BubbleTea•
      29 is what’s recommended for 2

    • @Clover_knows_pets
      @Clover_knows_pets 3 роки тому +1

      That is not proper care they need way more check out the crab street journal

  • @sheepleweeple9822
    @sheepleweeple9822 3 роки тому +1

    I’ve got three hermies in an exo terra 18x18x18! This is a pretty good care guide, but I’d like to clear a few things up for people who are new to hermit crabs!
    While pelleted food can work, it isn’t a very good stable. It’s honestly much cheaper and easier to provide fresh leafy greens like kale and collard green. It’s also important to provide a variety of nutrients! Red and orange bell peppers provide chitin and cellulose, fruits provide sugars, nuts provide fats, things like cuttlebone can provide calcium, and it’s very important to provide a high protein diet so your crabs don’t eat eachother! This can be done through all natural dog and cat treats or fresh seafood. Garlic, onions, and table salt are not safe for your crabs! An excellent source of protein is Orajen Puppy Food, it comes in tiny trial sized bags for four dollars.
    Hermies also love friends, keep a bare minimum of two! And they like to have at least three appropriately sized shells per crab, purple pincher crabs like to have shells with O shaped openings and other species will like shells with D shaped openings.
    They also need deep substrate! 6 inches minimum.
    I work at a locally owned pet store a bit south of Tye Dyed Iguana, so I have a lot of experience with hermies outside of my own!
    Check out the UA-cam channel Hermits, Hounds, and Horses for excellent hermit crab care tips! And most of all have fun!

  • @langenandanimals
    @langenandanimals 4 роки тому +4

    Nice information! People think they're simple..... I am a new sub and fellow Midwesterner

  • @danielmiller2139
    @danielmiller2139 4 роки тому +1

    Awwwwwww! You really care about animals! How nice.😊

    • @user-yo7jk5bu3s
      @user-yo7jk5bu3s 3 роки тому

      The difference is that she doesn’t she has a depressed hermit crab they will kill them selfs if they get depressed you also need two crabs or more and 10 gallons per crab

  • @bantamsandmore
    @bantamsandmore 4 роки тому +2

    I love your hermit crab

  • @Mr.Blades
    @Mr.Blades 2 роки тому +2

    "Hello" from the future

  • @twinvolleyball5672
    @twinvolleyball5672 2 роки тому

    under tank heaters can burn/ dry them out while molting! place it on the side of the tank!

  • @emilysmith3773
    @emilysmith3773 3 роки тому

    Thank for Showing us how to Our homemade crab safe.

  • @unicornwizhez4115
    @unicornwizhez4115 4 роки тому +3

    8:45 just drags him back and forth and picks him up and down and up and down 😭 poor guy lol

  • @farhanshahab6414
    @farhanshahab6414 5 років тому +8

    sorry, but please can you share list most need and price (im an asian) my listen english poor beb

    • @D1CED
      @D1CED 4 роки тому

      farhan shahab if you go to a pet store they can help you with what you need

    • @youngclimateactivist4899
      @youngclimateactivist4899 4 роки тому

      @@D1CED no they cant pet stores (some) have no idea what thy are doing

    • @D1CED
      @D1CED 4 роки тому

      MyahandCashforever some tho not all

    • @senormike2354
      @senormike2354 3 роки тому

      How many rupees do you have to spare?

  • @superiorlobster8888
    @superiorlobster8888 5 років тому +3

    I love my herms

  • @gavin2954
    @gavin2954 4 роки тому +1

    Do not use an under tank heater underneath the sand! Attach it to the side or back of you tank ABOVE THE SAND LINE. If you don't your crabbies can be burnt and overheat and die during molting!

  • @clintf5351
    @clintf5351 5 років тому +1

    We just got a hermit crab enjoyable pet thanks this helps atot

  • @xpgameing1234
    @xpgameing1234 5 років тому +2

    The because I have 4 hermit crabs and this helps cuz I just got them today!

    • @TyeDyedIguana
      @TyeDyedIguana  5 років тому

      That's great! Best of luck with your new little friends!

    • @randomwithella4421
      @randomwithella4421 4 роки тому

      lucky I might get one for my birthday!

  • @brianmattson1450
    @brianmattson1450 3 роки тому

    Do you know where i can get a 10 gallon tank?

  • @joyyyvv1i
    @joyyyvv1i 3 роки тому +1

    All the information is correct but I will try food that's better for the crabs and be careful with the heat mat that's under the tank bc it can burn you crab try putting it on the outside of one of the walls of the tank

  • @DolphincutieWorld
    @DolphincutieWorld 5 років тому +9

    Also that food is not good too.

  • @therealgirl.0074
    @therealgirl.0074 5 років тому +5

    You well also need to get more then 1 (they like to be in groups if not they can actually depressed themselves to death this is very sad. Please do not get your child one, it is more of a responsibility to take care of hermit crabs then dog or cats. You’ll have to keep the humidity at 75°F (do more research then just this one video).

    • @TyeDyedIguana
      @TyeDyedIguana  5 років тому

      A 10 gallon tank is the minimum tank size for two hermit crabs. Of course we do encourage a larger tank size and more similar sized crabs if it is at all possible. They can be great pets for children, as long as they are supervised. This is the case for all pets as they all need specific care and children are not necessarily reliable enough to provide that without parental help. We have an updated care sheet on our website.

    • @user-yo7jk5bu3s
      @user-yo7jk5bu3s 3 роки тому

      @@TyeDyedIguana no omg ur so wrong they are terrible pets for children you need two crabs or more and 10 gallon per crab

  • @brianmattson1450
    @brianmattson1450 3 роки тому

    i would say to use like cages because they loveee to climb and i mean love to climb

  • @mr.potato5645
    @mr.potato5645 4 роки тому +1

    Nice

  • @crazypetsyt.9579
    @crazypetsyt.9579 4 роки тому +2

    I recommend to get a 20 gallon crabs like 20 gallons WAY more c :
    10 gallons is fine for two thogh

    • @TyeDyedIguana
      @TyeDyedIguana  4 роки тому +1

      The more room you can get, the better! A huge 75 gallon crab tank would be amazing.

    • @crazypetsyt.9579
      @crazypetsyt.9579 4 роки тому +2

      Tye-Dyed Iguana ya those are amazing
      Just a little out of my price range

    • @itskittybee8752
      @itskittybee8752 3 роки тому

      I’m getting a 55 gallon for my crabbies I’m upgrading from a 20 hahahaha

  • @mauroescud
    @mauroescud 3 роки тому

    under tank heaters arent very good because when they are molting it could burn the crabs.

  • @audi_anon9173
    @audi_anon9173 4 роки тому

    Is colored sand and something like a glow in the dark shell going to be harmful to the hermit crab?

    • @reese4207
      @reese4207 3 роки тому

      yes! by far! all natural are needed. colored sand is also bad as it clogs up in ur crabs shell and suffocates them

  • @Clover_knows_pets
    @Clover_knows_pets 3 роки тому

    Hermit crab owners watch the crab street journal

  • @hugreporter1337
    @hugreporter1337 3 роки тому +1

    Great info. I think www.hermitcrabland.com is very useful as well.

  • @therebelfrogy9287
    @therebelfrogy9287 5 років тому

    In Vietnam, we only have rugo

  • @reese4207
    @reese4207 3 роки тому

    try to get better food as well as being more careful when holding him

  • @bipedalhominid6815
    @bipedalhominid6815 5 років тому +2

    So where does the chlorine go after you add the stuff to the water? Lol. Snake oil salesman! And you probably don't even realize it.

    • @TyeDyedIguana
      @TyeDyedIguana  5 років тому +2

      It works just like any other animal or fish conditioner. The simplest way to put it is, the chemicals in the conditioner (listed as dechorinating agents, there are a few kinds) react with the chlorine and break it down into non-toxic components.

  • @gavin2954
    @gavin2954 4 роки тому +2

    Also DO NOT feed them the pet store hermit crab food because it contains harmful chemicals!

    • @gavin2954
      @gavin2954 4 роки тому

      NO PELLETS ABSOLUTELY NO PELLETS

  • @mandy555p
    @mandy555p 5 років тому

    I have one

  • @beyoutiful7575
    @beyoutiful7575 Рік тому

    Yes make sure when you do research you watch MULTIPLE people , read multiple articles. You’ll realize things she forgot to say are : they need friends! They need 10 gallons per crab. Put the heat pad on the side, if it’s underneath it could burn them when they molt in the substrate. They like to swim! You can do larger bowls just make sure you put something down for traction. They need a large variety of food. Proteins, meats, etc.

  • @RoyBoiYT-et1zp
    @RoyBoiYT-et1zp 5 років тому

    I won a hermit crab at the fair yesterday

    • @user-yo7jk5bu3s
      @user-yo7jk5bu3s 3 роки тому

      Buy another one please if its still alive they get depressed and kill them selfs

  • @winterkitten4797
    @winterkitten4797 5 років тому +4

    Sand is not good

  • @DolphincutieWorld
    @DolphincutieWorld 5 років тому +5

    That salt water is not good, those dishes are not good.

    • @gamingandcollecting7933
      @gamingandcollecting7933 5 років тому

      lies they need salt water do your research(they live near the ocean smarty)

    • @DolphincutieWorld
      @DolphincutieWorld 5 років тому +3

      @@gamingandcollecting7933 I was talking about the brand of salt water she had is not good. I know all about hermit crabs have them myself and do videos on them. There is better salt water out there then what she's using.

    • @DolphincutieWorld
      @DolphincutieWorld 5 років тому +5

      @@gamingandcollecting7933 maybe you should read a little better of what I was saying before you start saying things smarty. 😏

    • @kayahbrewer3257
      @kayahbrewer3257 5 років тому

      @@DolphincutieWorld actually I use that salt and my hermit crabs are perfectly fine

    • @DolphincutieWorld
      @DolphincutieWorld 5 років тому

      @@kayahbrewer3257 yeah they might be fine. But that's not the right way of salt water for them.

  • @MistyDewsArt
    @MistyDewsArt 3 роки тому

    The food is not good for the crabs!! It does not have enough nutrition!! Do not use it!

    • @TyeDyedIguana
      @TyeDyedIguana  3 роки тому

      That's why we mention in the video that they can eat a varied diet. While we offer commercial foods as a convenience, we recommend it be fed in conjunction with fresh fruits, vegetables, crickets, mealworms and shrimp.

    • @MistyDewsArt
      @MistyDewsArt 3 роки тому

      @@TyeDyedIguana Oh sorry, I did not hear it good

    • @MistyDewsArt
      @MistyDewsArt 3 роки тому

      @@TyeDyedIguana Also, do hermit crabs eat frozen veggies or boiled?

    • @TyeDyedIguana
      @TyeDyedIguana  3 роки тому

      Many people will buy vegetables or fruit, dice it up and store it in the freezer to prevent it from going bad later. As long as they're given at room temperature, previously frozen veggies or boiled vegetables should be fine - as long as they're on an approved list for hermit crabs. Avoid any vegetable blends that might have onion or garlic in it.

    • @MistyDewsArt
      @MistyDewsArt 3 роки тому

      @@TyeDyedIguana Ok thanks!

  • @ledgendbarnes1987
    @ledgendbarnes1987 3 роки тому +1

    this i so WRONG