Re: Hermit Crabs?

Posted by Diane on 10/04/07

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DOn 7/06/07, Dana wrote:
> On 6/30/07, 1st Year Teacher wrote:
>> Hi! I will be a first year teacher this year, and I'm
>> looking for an easy to care for class pet. I was thinking
>> about a hermit crab....what do you think? I'm going to
>> teach 3rd grade!
>
> Hi,
> First off hermit crabs are hard pets to take care of.They
> need humidifeirs and they need huge tanks with glass
> lids.They need their humidity at 75-90 always it can't get
> below that or they could get very stressed.Also hermit crabs
> need friends they can't live alone.Then they could die of
> stress and from being lonely.I think you should maybe get
> something furry for them.Since reptiles are harder and need
> a basking spot a cold spot and a normal like 75 in there
> cage.Try maybe like a hamster,a rat(I have 4 they are very
> friendly and are nocturnal just like hermit crabs)or maybe I
> don't know a guinea pig. But,if you really want a hermit
> crab go to Thecrabbagepatch.com and look up there carre
> sheet and go to HERMIT-CRABS.com.Well hope you make the
> right choice.Trust me I am getting hermit crabs and am
> getting like 20!They need and love friends.

Hi,
We have a child care center and for our pet we chose hermit
crabs. I can't think of a better pet. The children just love
them. Hermit crabs take such little care and there is no
smelly cage to keep clean. We spray the sand once a day and
feed and water about three times a week. Other than keeping up
with their shells (which I always keep plenty of sizes) they
are very little work. If you do decide on hermit crabs besure
to get the small ones. We did and my children have gotten to
watch them grow. Our littlest one the children still call her
baby has grown three shell sizes. We still have and compare
her first shell. We enjoy them so much our son has his own
tank at home.

Posts on this thread, including this one

• Hermit Crabs?, 6/30/07, by 1st Year Teacher.
• Re: Hermit Crabs?, 6/30/07, by test.
• Re: Hermit Crabs?, 7/01/07, by Sel.
• Re: Hermit Crabs?, 7/06/07, by Dana.
• Re: Hermit Crabs?, 7/06/07, by Dana.
• Re: Hermit Crabs?, 9/13/07, by fally.
• Re: Hermit Crabs?, 10/04/07, by Diane.
• Re: Hermit Crabs?, 8/10/11, by u.