• hermit from the Black Sea

  • Bethany

Good day! My son brought three hermit crabs from the Black Sea. I looked them up in the guides, and they are called Clibanarius erythropus. For now, the crabs are small, carrying shells about three centimeters in size... for now... I look at them and wonder - will these "orange" friends eat my soft corals? Who can advise me on what to do with them?

Stacy6866

I have one that has been living for a year, it doesn't grow and doesn't bother anyone. It crawls everywhere and pulls something from the stones.

Jennifer5784

They are herbivores and require a lot of food for growth. They live comfortably in 40 liters, and they shed periodically. They have eaten everything that grew on the rocks during the startup period.

Antonio

I don't have much vegetation... just a little bit here and there. Maybe I should feed them something? Otherwise, they'll go wild from hunger, God forbid.

Marie5735

They have been living with me for the second year, and they don't touch anything from the corals. I have 5 types of algae, all intact; they eat lower algae and leftover food, and they aerate the sand. If there are large hermit crabs, they might climb on the coral and knock it over, but only if it's not secured and is unstable. This summer in August, I brought about 20 of them and distributed them between two aquariums; there were also some from last year, a few pieces.

Kimberly

I have had hermit crabs for about five years, kept four of them, and periodically changed them (I was told HITTING). I provided them with empty shells, and they successfully changed them, eating pieces of finely chopped meat and frozen bloodworms. I can tell you a lot. Last summer, I went on vacation and left them with my neighbors, well, … This summer, I brought about 50 of them, and I don't know what to do with them. I transferred about 20 into new shells. HELP! Please help me find homes for them!

Wanda666

Why did you collect so many of them if you don't know what to do with them? Try contacting aquarium stores or marine life enthusiasts; they might take them. Or create a thread in a marketplace at reasonable prices; I think it won't be a problem to sell them. Don't torture the animals!

Richard2180

I ask to be accommodated, not to be bought from me. There is enough free space, so this is not the case of "torturing animals." Sorry, but that word doesn't apply to me. It's just upsetting.

Elizabeth882

I apologize, but your request was not clearly stated. To relocate, is it at your place or someone else's? If it's at your place, then a marine aquarium is necessary, but if it's for other sailors, there are no problems with that in Kyiv.

Karen81

No problem All residents have been relocated Thank you SHERKHAN for the Kyiv sailors, very fitting advice GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!!