HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Posted: **Thu Apr 02, 2009 3:27 pm**

Ive seen several accounts of people introducing these into their tanks, as cleaners / hermit food.

I was unclear about one thing; do you leave live rolie polies in the tank? or are they killed beforehand so that crabs can eat them. Just wondering, thanks

Posted: **Thu Apr 02, 2009 4:43 pm**

Everyone, that I've heard of at least, just leaves them to run freely about the tank.

Posted: **Thu Apr 02, 2009 6:29 pm**

what do roly polies? look like? i would never put them in the tank because i'm scared of bugs

especially live ones lol.. just curious of how they look

Posted: **Thu Apr 02, 2009 6:54 pm**

Posted: **Thu Apr 02, 2009 6:59 pm**

samuride1 wrote:Bump

No need to bump. Google it.

Posted: **Thu Apr 02, 2009 7:03 pm**

whats bump?

Posted: **Thu Apr 02, 2009 7:16 pm**

"Bump" means that you are posting to put the topic back at the top of the page.

I've never tried putting pillbugs/roly polies in my tank because I like them too much

...I'd feel bad if they drowned or the hermit crabs ate them. Pillbugs are actually not insects, but crustaceans (like hermit crabs).

Here is a pic:

Posted: **Thu Apr 02, 2009 7:21 pm**

thanks for the info tremors

and to the people who think i "bumped" the topic.. i didn't know it was illegal to ask a question.. and the topic was at the top of the page before i posted..

Posted: **Thu Apr 02, 2009 8:00 pm**

addicted2hermies wrote:thanks for the info tremors and to the people who think i "bumped" the topic.. i didn't know it was illegal to ask a question.. and the topic was at the top of the page before i posted..

Don't worry. Some guy did it. Not you

Posted: **Thu Apr 02, 2009 8:49 pm**

thanks limeslide lol

Posted: **Thu Apr 02, 2009 9:39 pm**

my friend sends her brother out in the yard to get a billion of them.
they eat the old poos, the old food, and when they die, the crabbies eat them

its a nice little ecosystem, and theyre fun to hold too so they are sprt of like another pet, just so small that i dont really get too attatched

Posted: **Thu Apr 02, 2009 10:10 pm**

Strawberry224 wrote:my friend sends her brother out in the yard to get a billion of them.
they eat the old poos, the old food, and when they die, the crabbies eat them
its a nice little ecosystem, and theyre fun to hold too so they are sprt of like another pet, just so small that i dont really get too attatched

Don't get gray rollie pollies!

Posted: **Thu Apr 02, 2009 10:17 pm**

I "bumped" the topic because I was interested in the meaning of the rolie polies in the tat. Sorry next I will google it and find another board.

Posted: **Fri Apr 03, 2009 7:21 am**

It was still at the top of the first page. You just gotta wait. Sometimes post are immediate and sometimes you have to wait 24 hours.

Do i know you from DragonAdopters BTW?

Posted: **Fri Apr 03, 2009 9:40 am**

she ususally gets the black ones. why shouldent she get the grey ones?