A friend and I are thinking of purchasing two land hermit crabs - one male, and one female. Is it possible to breed them? Somebody I know told me that they will need to spend at least two days together. Is this true? Any other information I should know? Thanks.
XOXO,
Laurie
2007-04-22 09:01:58 · 5 answers · asked by Laurie 5 in Pets ➔ Fish
Definitely not an easy task. They need to have filtered, aerated saltwater as a place to put their eggs, and the baby hermits live in the saltwater for around 8 months before they come out on land.
How long it takes...well, first you'd have to be able to be sure you have a male and female (not an easy task to figure out for a hermit hiding in its shell), and they'd have to be old enough to reproduce.
2007-04-22 11:37:57 · answer #1 · answered by copperhead 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is very difficult to breed hermit crabs. You have to simulate the ocean and all types of different things. You can read up on it, but even professionals have a hard time.
2007-04-22 09:20:05 · answer #2 · answered by babyj248 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, Species such as Coenobita clypeatus have a 23 year lifespan if properly treated. Some have lived longer than 32 years.
2016-04-01 02:26:31 · answer #3 · answered by Joan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some information on breeding them is here:
http://users.tpg.com.au/users/vanessap/hermit/cs/cs_gender.html
Apparently it is not an easy task.
2007-04-22 09:05:34 · answer #4 · answered by ♥ G ♥ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes:you can just go to a local pet store and ask them
2007-04-22 09:10:52 · answer #5 · answered by Jasmine G 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋