Tongue Flicker Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Since I'm starting to have surplus dubias as well as a lot hermit crabs, Can a trio of medium-sized land hermit crabs be housed together with small colony (or small group) of sub-adult & adult roaches like dubias or hissers maybe? I know both are detritivores and opportunistic omnivores of the forest floor and both animals are social by nature. They would've probably shared a dead meal in the wild. Anyone gave this a shot? Thanks in advance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RomanBuck Posted February 14, 2015 Share Posted February 14, 2015 I have! For a while I had about 10-20 medium nymphs in with them. The hermit crabs will prey on the roaches if hungry enough though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tongue Flicker Posted February 17, 2015 Author Share Posted February 17, 2015 I've thought of the, 'who eats who' when it's molting time. I'm thinking adult dubias to small-medium sized trio of hermits (golf ball to tennis ball sized shell to say the least) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Dubia are at the beach? Even land hermit crabs need salt water but that is bad for roaches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RomanBuck Posted February 18, 2015 Share Posted February 18, 2015 Yes but I have NEVER had a problem with housing them together. Dubia tend to be by the hides away from the salt water which I had at the other end away from the think plants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tongue Flicker Posted February 21, 2015 Author Share Posted February 21, 2015 My hermit crabs are not anywhere from the beach. They were from underground caves at the middle of a tropical rainforest from an isolated island in the Philippines. i've kept those small to cantaloupe-sized hermits for 11 years only spraying them with saltwater during molting. No saltwater in tank only mineral blocks with iodine that only the crabs can access. Then again, my geographical/climate advantage But if it's that much of a risk then I'd rethink it more and feed off the surplus dubias to my skinks for now while doing more feasible experiments lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZipperMouth Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 ive never seen a hermit crab the size of a golf ball or melon. Are those common? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RomanBuck Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Very common actually . Since you live in MN go to the MOA and some where on the second floor there are tons of hermit crabs for sale. They are expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RomanBuck Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 Unless you buy them from a local pet store or a chain pet store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tongue Flicker Posted March 12, 2015 Author Share Posted March 12, 2015 Haha! really big ones roughly smaller than coconuts are quite common here. They are not sold as they are technically everywhere and are kept by everyone from pesky kids to curious old people. They are considered pests here. Escapees from fruit boxes and lumber coming in from tropical Asia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acro Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Do you have any photos of those "cantaloupe-sized hermits" ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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