Is this detrimental for my crabs?

andreas4dogs · Post by **andreas4dogs** » Tue Oct 26, 2010 5:27 am

With all the rules / concerns of feeding crabs (non-organic foods, iodine, etc) I only give my crabs food from the hermit crab patch. I don't give commerical food, but they do get a variety of things from the HCP. Is this OK? We don't buy organic. I am making sure they are getting all their nutrient needs, though. WDYT?

scyllarus · Post by **scyllarus** » Tue Oct 26, 2010 10:22 am

i'm one of the more laid-back crabbers, i think, and i follow the non-iodine rule, but since i'm also a poor college student, i can't afford to get organic. i just make sure they get their fruits and veggies washed with dechlorinated water and that their meats are unsalted.

if you're feeding them a variety from the HCP, i think it's fine. if you give them a piece of non-organic banana, i think it's no big deal. hermit crabs in the wild are scavengers - they normally eat rotting sea life, wild plants, and any fruit that's fallen off the tree.

tigermoon89 · Post by **tigermoon89** » Tue Oct 26, 2010 6:29 pm

For fruits and veggies you can just peel the outer layer. That's the part that has been exposed to the most pesticides.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Tue Oct 26, 2010 7:22 pm

I generally shop at local food stores because they have a tendency to have food that is a bit better than somewhere like Wal-mart (and they've been cheaper).

I just make sure everything is well rinsed and cleaned up before giving it to them.