2007-01-26 14:39:47 · 26 answers · asked by vote4pedro41 1 in Pets ➔ Reptiles
these people are idiots.... they wont reproduce in captivity-unless of course you have figured it out when there are lots of people out there trying to find an easy way to get them too...
they need a large body of salt water in order to reproduce such as an ocean and unless you have that in your aquarium its not going to happen. good chance they were not mating
2007-01-26 14:55:47 · answer #1 · answered by cwhl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hermit crabs will not mate in captivity since after mating the female needs to throw the eggs sac into the sea. I guess technically this means that they can mate but nothing will come out of it unless anyone can figre out how to put an ocean in an enclosure. I don't know how the official mating takes place but I would assume that they would both have to leave their shells which leaves them very vulnerable and since they are alway under a certain amount of stress in captivitiy I don't think they are willing to become so exposed and vulnerable. When they change shells it is a quick thing and it is really bad for the hermie to be out of it's shell for really long.
2007-01-27 00:17:48 · answer #2 · answered by Dale d 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well usally when hermit crabs mate they have little hermit crabs there so cute and if you see a white bubble in the water dont remove it its the eggs at least i think it is or its still on the female they make little hermits its so cute
2007-01-26 15:21:19 · answer #3 · answered by JJ 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They make babies.Here is some information...... When hermit crabs mate they blow bubbles.When they have their babies they have them a few dys after the pregnncy after the mating.I once had a hermit crab and the female blew bubbles and it was pretty wierd.You can loook it up on google or yahoo search.
2016-05-24 04:06:10 · answer #4 · answered by Cheryl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, first they come out of their shells, introductions are made, they decide if they are going out to dinner & a movie, or right to the beach to make out. One thing leads to another, there is "chemistry", the night air is warm, a little pinch here and there and it's hermit crab LOVE...they aren't going to be hermits anymore since they found each other! Don't you just love a happy ending? Ta Dah!
2007-01-26 14:55:33 · answer #5 · answered by stop n'stare airbrush artist 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Hermit crabs can be rather shy, but mating helps them come out of their shells.
2007-01-26 14:43:58 · answer #6 · answered by CrazyGypsy 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
They have baby hermit crabs
2007-01-26 14:42:36 · answer #7 · answered by Izzy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You get more hermit crabs.
2007-01-26 14:43:41 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They have baby hermit crabs...
2007-01-26 14:42:48 · answer #9 · answered by 123..WAIT! 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they make baby hermit crabs
2007-01-26 14:42:38 · answer #10 · answered by fart_scooper 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they make baby hermit crabs of course, silly.
2007-01-26 14:44:55 · answer #11 · answered by generalgrievous16 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋