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Hermit Crab Care

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Hermit Crab Care

Here you will find information about hermit crab care. I thank everyone who helped me put this section together.
Introduction
Helpful advice to new crabbers to get them started.
Anatomy
Learn about the body parts of a hermit crab.
Bullying
Learn about why hermit crabs may attack others and how to deal with the attacker and victim.
Conditions
How to maintain temperature and humidity.
Dormancy
Learn about the inactivity of some hermit crabs and what to do.
Housing
How to set up a hermit crab's home and what you can put in it.
Isolation Units
How to set up an isolation unit for those that need time out.
Lost Limbs
Information about hermit crabs losing legs or claws, and how to deal with these problems.
Moulting
All about moulting, what it is and what to do when it happens.
Nutrition
Includes a food list of foods that should be in your hermit crabs' diet to keep them healthy.
Seashells
Information about shells that hermit crabs can wear; unpainted and painted as well as how to remove the paint.
Selecting
All about selecting your hermit crabs for beginners to more experienced crabbers.
Shell Rot
Information the disease, how it affects a hermit crab and how to treat it.
Species
Information about the hermit crab species.
Streaking
How to deal with hermit crabs that have abandoned their shell or have had it stolen by another hermit crab.
Water
Information on preparing fresh and saline water as well as bathing.
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