Do salt water hermit crabs need water all the time or like half a tank ????????/ pllz help hurryy?

Question

Do salt water hermit crabs need water all the time or like half a tank ????????/ pllz help hurryy?

Answer 1

you mean the hermits you see kept underwater in stores?

Those are saltwater animals, and cannot survive on land.

EDIT: Seriously people. Out of the well over a thousand hermit species only like 3 of them come on land.

Answer 2

I would say some water, something to get out of the water. Kind of like keeping a turtle. Give them the option.

Answer 3

don't completely submerge them they need air make half the tank dry and the other half wet

Answer 4

dont hermite crabs just suck it out of a spounge?

Answer 5

Put a thin long piece of plastic in the middle of the tank and put half sand and have salt water! I made mine like i used jungle bed made a small jungle spot with a hermie hut and sticks then i made the beach with sand stuff to crawl on and the saltwater! I hope this helps! Hermit crabs do need water most the time too!

Answer 6

try 25% water and add more if they spend alot of time in the water.

Answer 7

Hermit crabs need several things to survive:

          HEAT (65' @ nighttime to 85' @ daytime)

The lid needs to retain heat and moisture as well as the climbing crab himself.

          WATER (if the crab cannot absorb water, it will dry out and die of SUFFOCATION ! !)

The water container needs to be deep enough that the crab can nearly submerse himself if it should decide to take a bath.

          HUMIDITY is included in the water section, as part of the breathing ability.  A crab can't breathe with its gills if it is dry ! ! ! !

          The crab requires a dry humid environment.  This means that the sand should be dry, but there should be some humidity.  This can be evaporating water from the water bowl or light spray misting of water on the sides of the habitat every day.

          FOOD (commercially purchased crab food will supplement their diet)

NOTE: Hermit crabs are scavengers in the wild, and as such they should also be fed some of the following from time to time:

fruits or veggies - can be fresh or dried (NO starches or citrus);

meat -- cooked or not (NO seasonings);

peanut butter (no flavors);

PLAIN salted corn tortilla chips (white or yellow);

PLAIN popcorn;

PLAIN salted crackers

          BATHS

The crab has to be bathed at least once a week.  Lukewarm running tap water is fine; unless your area's water is not so good or if it contains chlorine.  Then use warmed (microwaved), filtered / treated water in a bowl or in a tub for a perfect bath (you can add salt, if you want).

BATHS ARE NOT TO BE GIVEN INSIDE THE HABITAT . . .

To give a crab a running water bath:  Just hold the crab under the water stream for several seconds and then set him down in the sink.  Repeat several times.  The crab may come out of his shell most of the way in an attempt to escape the water.  They are slippery!!!  use care. . .

The necessity of baths and bathing should be taken into consideration when setting up a habitat.

          SHELLS (crabs need an assortment of other shells to move into when they choose to: different sizes, shapes, and colors)

TIP: steralize the empty shells in boiling water for a few minutes ; after they have dried, add them to the habitat.  You never know who was in there last!

          LOVE (the crab will learn to trust you with time, and will come out to see you more often)

          lack of MITES:

To check the crab for mites, look at him as he comes out of the shell. Are there white or brown "grain"-looking bits on it? (that are not anything to do with the crab's coloring) Or, are there mites or maggots in the tank, on the food? These need to be gotten rid of

Answer 8

My hermits do not get to see dry land, they are submerged at all times, mine are scarlet legged hermits, what kind are yours?