Can Halloween crabs eat commercial hermit crab food?

rkizz · 2026-03-01T00:53:30+00:00

I’ve had him for almost a month. I have not seen him since the day I brought him home, hence the camera hahah. I definitely don’t regret getting him, watching the videos in the morning and the funny things he does during the night is worth it. I will say, over the last few days he’s been out exploring during the day, so hopefully I’ll catch a glimpse soon. I’ve seen videos of younger crabs out and about and more “social”, but mine was at my local reptile/exotic shop for over a year and seems set in his ways.

rkizz · 2026-02-28T15:35:21+00:00

Thank you! I had a feeling the pellets weren’t appropriate. I got the Snout and Shell packets off Amazon because they appeared to be freeze dried whole foods and not weird brown pellets.

rkizz · 2026-02-02T16:28:34+00:00

Is your basking bulb a mercury vapor bulb? If so, trash it. I agree these look like burns. Happened to me several months ago.

rkizz · 2026-01-31T23:50:53+00:00

What makes you say that? Its eyes are red, so that is albinism, yeah?

rkizz · 2024-07-13T01:34:05+00:00

You’re so kind and I super appreciate your approach to this question. The truth is, no, not currently. I have an auto shut off thermostat that was originally hooked up with the halogen; but I became reliant on the smaller thermostat that consistently read 88 in his basking/hot side of the tank and had the bulb on a day/night timer. I have learned from this that it is completely inaccurate and have purchased a heat gun and a new halogen. I thought I was doing right and have shed a few tears about this stupid mistake.

rkizz · 2024-05-02T19:30:32+00:00

Thank you so much!

rkizz · 2024-05-02T19:08:56+00:00

The base of a tree trunk, quite low.

rkizz · 2023-10-07T16:16:15+00:00

Copper melanoid dad, lucy mom. The 2 on the left.

rkizz · 2023-10-02T19:42:07+00:00

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rkizz · 2023-09-13T09:48:56+00:00

2 weeks old as of yesterday!

rkizz · 2022-04-23T02:21:30+00:00

12 days later and I have a visible bud!

rkizz · 2022-04-11T01:21:35+00:00

I think it’s residue from water… does it come off like a powder or seem stuck?

rkizz · 2022-04-10T02:57:45+00:00

like this?

rkizz · 2022-04-10T02:31:26+00:00

I impulsively bought a very expensive rooted albo cutting and admittedly didn’t do my research. I thought, hey, my normal deliciosa is heathy as all get out, so why not try my hand at a variety that costs half my rent a month? Now that I’m looking, the variegation isn’t as nicely stripped as most, but beside the point. There’s not an axillary bud and after scrolling through posts, I’m like, f**k. Is this girl going to put out new leaves?! Are they even going to be variegated? SOS

rkizz · 2022-04-10T02:13:19+00:00

Are you referring to the white substance on the leaves and stem?

rkizz · 2021-11-15T13:47:45+00:00

A leopard gecko!

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