Has anyone seen their hermit crabs catch (wingless) fruit flies?

[w h a l e b o n e]

Wondering if I can feed them some and if it's a wise idea to put them in the tank as a cuc because they love rotting fruit. I have 2 tubes full of flightless Drosophila spp. and I'm wondering if they can. If not, I'll freeze some and bake them.

[aussieJJDude]

I dpubt they'll catch them and eat them while living, but they may be fair game dead - like little protein pockets/seeds.

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I dpubt they'll catch them and eat them while living, but they may be fair game dead - like little protein pockets/seeds.

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Good thinking, I'll have to try it! Yeah, I'm thinking now they'll be too quick, especially in the higher temps

[wodesorel]

I had received dried anole food once that was fruit flies, crabs wouldn't touch it. (Ignoring completely how absolutely horrible a food like that exists for reptiles that need live insects.)

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I had received dried anole food once that was fruit flies, crabs wouldn't touch it. (Ignoring completely how absolutely horrible a food like that exists for reptiles that need live insects.)

Huh. Interesting. I'm still gonna try it out, but I'll keep that in mind.