| Keeping hermit crab healthy is one way of | | | | death as well. |
| showing them that we truly love them as pets. | | | | Another way of keeping hermit crab healthy is |
| Giving them love, care and attention they need; | | | | providing them the required habitat to stay the |
| will keep them healthy as well. With the proper | | | | rest of its life. The habitat must have the required |
| love and care, hermit crabs can live for almost | | | | temperature and humidity in order for the hermit |
| twenty years while hermits that are not cared | | | | to survive. Hermits need lots of moisture so |
| very much will live for as short as ten days only. | | | | make sure to maintain and check it always. Put |
| Caring for them is proven to be the best way in | | | | also substrate like play sand in their habitat for |
| keeping hermit crab healthy for years. That is | | | | they love to dig in especially when they starts to |
| why most hermit crabs that are feed, cleaned | | | | molt. Give them also climbing accessories because |
| and hydrated well are the ones who really live | | | | these little creatures love to climb a lot. In cleaning |
| longer. | | | | the habitat, remember not to use soap in it |
| In keeping hermit crab healthy, you must feed | | | | instead just use water and vinegar in cleaning it. |
| them foods that are very nutritious. Feed them | | | | Soaps contain harmful chemicals that are really |
| with fresh fruits and vegetables especially the | | | | dangerous for crabs. Strain also substrates to |
| organic ones for they are preservative free. Give | | | | remove any debris and waste that makes germs |
| them fresh and salt water for drinking and | | | | to live in. |
| bathing. Bathing hermit crabs at least once a | | | | Keeping hermit crab healthy is not difficult |
| week will really help in keeping them healthy. | | | | especially if you know all these details. If you |
| Supply your hermits with lots of calcium and | | | | really care and love them make sure to keep |
| carotene foods when molting to easily gain their | | | | them healthy in all times. Provide all these things |
| strength back. A Hermit that lack calcium and | | | | and for sure your crab will love you back for it. |
| carotene gets weak all the time that may lead to | | | | |