Safe or Not?

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Safe or Not?

Post by Brittany55 » Tue Jan 10, 2017 11:23 pm

Quick question, im kind a stuck on what crab pellet food is safe.. because where i live the only brands you can find are ''All living things'' Is that brand of food / water conditioner stuff safe for hermit crabs?

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Re: Safe or Not?

Post by aussieJJDude » Wed Jan 11, 2017 2:27 am

Read the ingredients. if unsure, post them here. :) We will be able to determine whether they are safe or not. Most likely the water conditioner stuff is complete garbage, or its just water conditioner ("for fish") that in a (smaller) bottle with a crab on the front and charges you double the amount of a larger sized dechlorinator.

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http://www.hermitcrabassociation.com/ph ... 25&t=92555
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Re: Safe or Not?

Post by LadyJinglyJones » Wed Jan 11, 2017 1:59 pm

It's honestly easier to go to a store that stocks reptile stuff & pick up some dried meal worms or a bug mix. That way you don't have to question what you're feeding them.

Also, in the fish section there is often a freezer with little blister packs of single-serving bloodworms (which I personally hate, but which my crebs love), mysis shrimp, tubifex worms, clam meat, and daphnia.

The fish section is your best friend for easy protein-y foods because most of the fish food is better quality than pellets sold for crabs. Just remember to check for preservatives. :D

Edit - oh, and little bottles of freeze-dried goodies too.
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Re: Safe or Not?

Post by kieagcarm » Wed Jan 11, 2017 9:32 pm

There is a lady on eBay who sells crab food, hugs for hermits, she sells them individually or in sets of like 6 8 12 and up. She has good stuff and she mails way faster than any other place I've gotten food from, and it's only 10 for I think 8 different foods, all made for hermits. I have had very bad experiences with the other place I ordered from, and recently tried a new person from etsy who had a very limited, very new selection and it took weeks to get that too. So I recommend trying hugs for hermits on eBay

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