calcium
protein
spirulina
I make two homemade kibbles: "Greens & Stuff" and "Fruit & Fiber". (ingredients for those will be listed at the bottom of this post.) With each feeding, my crabs get one of my homemade kibbles, as well as other dried kibbles that I purchase from other crabbers, and a calcium source in their dried dish. I have a food dehydrator, so I dry most of my own fruits & veggies.
I will list all the known color enhancers with a "*".
Here is a week's worth of my crabs diet. Here we go!!!...........
Days 1 & 2:
Dry Dish: "Fruit & Fiber", Happy Hermit's "Colorful Crabby", Dried Spinach, and Crushed Oyster Shell.
Fresh Dish: Dried Hibiscus Flowers (from my back yard), Dried Red Peppers*, Dried Jalapenos*, Silversides, Dried Mango*, Dried Papaya*.
Days 3 & 4:
Dry Dish: "Greens & Stuff", "Epicurean Staple Food", Powdered Cuttlebone with Hibiscus Powder.
Fresh Dish: I created this "Walk-in-the-Woods" combo for my PPs, but all the species enjoy this "woodsy" meal! Dried Oak Leaves, Oak Twigs & Bark, Smashed Acorns, Live Moss*, Mushrooms, Blueberries*, Mealworms, all sprinkled with earthworm castings from the Crabbage Patch.
Days 5 & 6:
Dry Dish: "Fruit & Fiber", Crabotanicals "Spiced Pumpkin", Powdered Cuttlebone mixed with kelp powder.
Fresh Dish: All-natural Tuna Flakes, Frozen Mysis Shrimp Cubes, Honey-glazed Carrots*, Parsley*, Green Peppers*.
Kathy's Kibble Ingredients:
"Green & Stuff":
Greens~
Papaya Leaf*, Blackberry Leaf*, Red Clover Leaf & Flowers, Parsley*
Grains~
Wheat Germ, Cornmeal*, Millet
Fruit & Veggies~
Raisins*, Dried Coconut Flakes, Shitake Mushroom Pieces
Proteins~
Dried Crystal Shrimp, Dried Baby Shrimp, Dried Bloodworms
Seaweed~
Dulce Flakes, Bladderwrack, Kelp Powder*, Spanish Moss Powder
Misc~
Cuttlebone, Spirulina Powder*, Aztaxanthin Powder*, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Red Palm Oil
"Fruit & Fiber":
Greens~
Cilantro*, Cholera Powder*, Strawberry Leaf
Fruits~
Dried Golden Raisins*, Papaya*, Pineapple, Apricots*, Cranberries, Dates, Figs, Mulberries, Apples, & Coconut.
Nuts & Seeds (protein)~
Ground black walnuts, almonds, pecans, dried soy nuts, flaxseed, sesame seeds, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds.
Flowers~
Red Roses*, Hibiscus*, Elder, Jasmine, Powdered Pink Roses
Grains~
Oatmeal, Brown Rice
Misc~
Cuttlebone, bee pollen, powdered honey, Coconut Oil
Basically, my hermies could survive on just my two kibbles, as they have all the basic food groups in them, plus oils & items native to their habitats. The recipies sound extensive, but I make enough food to last me about 8 months, plus I also supply my friends Dianna, Linda, & also Brandi. So, I make a lot of food!
I buy the ingredients from our local health food store, and also Mountain Rose Herbs, Hermit Crab Addiction, The Happy Hermit, Crabbage Patch, and an organic Ebay store. Most, but not all, of my ingredients are organic.
So, any questions????
I'll have to put in substitutes until I get ALL that stuff. 
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It was YOU who kept ME on the phone through an entire straw molt, as I recall! 
Me thinks that Mud got her all in a tizzy & her finger twitched 1 too many times! ![[smilie=pffftt.gif]](./images/smilies/pffftt.gif "pffftt"){kind=small}
The menu is up! My crabs will be delighted to see this.