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| blackrootseed | hermit crabs | 0 | Aug 20 2008, 2:56 PM EDT by blackrootseed | ||
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If the shells the crabs are in are coated with slime or other funk, use damp dish towel to rub it off. There are easily thousands of mites in that bottle and no way you will be able to get them out of the crabitat if you change your mind at the last minute. Replace the water and smell any sponges you use to help boost humidity. Meet the Family After being cleaned up, well fed and possibly changed into a better-fitting shell, it is now time to introduce your new crabs to the rest of your crab clan. Some additional papers describing the algorithm behind Hermit Crab are here . The bottle says it contains all stages of mites (egg, larvae, juvenile and adult) so that explains the size difference. Land hermit crabs will move inland away from the water, where they search for abandoned shells to inhabit.
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