HCA: Hermit Crab Association

I was wondering if you could feed the crabs fish caught from a lake. I live on a lake and we catch tons of fish.

The fish we have today is gar.


And, if I can feed it to them, should I leave it raw, or cook it? (if I cook it, how should I do it)

My brother goes bowfishing and shoots carp and gar all the time. Could I feed them gar/carp/catfish wild caught from a lake (lake Murray). Do I need to cook it, or feed it raw?

Seriously tho, substrate is WAY more important than salt water. If you can't take care of them the way they should be, (since your mom won't let you spend money on them) then maybe you could adopt them out to a fellow HCA member.

Oh, yeah, ive heard that one many times by my parents. Luckily I finally can drive.

Just make sure they have freshwater with them and they should be fine (considering they aren't strawberrys). And whats up with the substrate? Why dont you have it in yet?

If your tank is only big enough for one pool, then you need a bigger tank, but since you say your crab is a pp, then he definately needs fresh water. Also, it sounds like you only have one crab, they are social so you should think of getting him a buddy.

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