| One of the most important question for each hermit | | | | animals also love) try letting some of the pulp remain |
| crab owner is "What can a hermit crab eat?" As a | | | | on a piece of paper towel first so that the juices do |
| general rule, these exotic pets are fairly easy to feed. | | | | not drip a lot into your pet's enclosure. However, make |
| They can survive on almost any commercial hermit | | | | sure that you do remove leftovers the next day, since |
| crab food that you can buy from your favorite pet | | | | these can rot very quickly. |
| shop. Some fish flakes may also be okay, depending | | | | If you want, you can also serve a bit of (unsalted / air |
| on the main ingredients. | | | | popped) popcorn, large pinches of plain bread and |
| You should carefully read labels. Any fish food flakes | | | | even fresh (but washed) tree bark for more variety. |
| or pellets hat contain copper sulfate or ethoxyquin | | | | A note of warning though: although hermit crabs are |
| may be lethal to your pet. Tocopherols are okay since | | | | omnivores, it would be best to steer your pets from |
| these are natural preservative found in fish food. | | | | meat. Any food that contains meat can become toxic. |
| You do have to remember that most land hermit | | | | Fish meat is okay as long as it if fresh and not from |
| crabs are omnivores, and they are not finicky eaters. | | | | an already processed dish. Raw fish meat or any type |
| Hermit crabs love as much variety of food as possible, | | | | of seafood is also okay, especially if you can spare a |
| starting from all sorts of fresh vegetables and fruits. | | | | slice of sushi (tuna) or two. Also try not to give your |
| Make sure that these are freshly washed and patted | | | | pet anything that contains too salt or sugar. Junk food |
| dry. Vegetable leaves (like those from cabbage, | | | | like potato chips and doughnuts should not be |
| lettuce, and spinach) should be dry and crisp. | | | | introduced to your pet at all. |
| Fruits should at least be chopped into manageable | | | | Remember to always provide fresh clean drinking |
| pieces and patted dry before serving to your pets. If | | | | water in a shallow dish in their crabitat. You should |
| you like giving them citrus fruits (which these small | | | | replace this water about twice a day. |