I think I May Have Found A Safe Commercial Food!

so101isfun · Post by **so101isfun** » Tue May 31, 2011 3:32 pm

Alright I really don't know if these ingredients are safe so someone who is an expert, please confirm this.

Ingredients: ( in order)
♦Papaya
♦Coconut
♦Pineapple
♦Sea Salt
♦Banana Chips
♦Apples
♦Mangos
♦ Rolled oats
♦Wheat germ

Is it safe? The brand is FMR Land Hermit Crab Treat.

tigermoon89 · Post by **tigermoon89** » Tue May 31, 2011 7:32 pm

sounds great! the ingredients are safe- are they freeze dried? Just double check the ingredients, some fruits are preserved with sulfur dioxide.

There is a safe and unsafe food list stickied at the top of this section

so101isfun · Post by **so101isfun** » Tue May 31, 2011 7:42 pm

It comes in a little plastic can-bottle thingy. The ingredients only has fruit. No sulfur dioxide that I see on there. Only fruit. Wow! After $ spent and time wasted, I've finally found a safe commercial food! :wootjump:

Mama Crabs · Post by **Mama Crabs** » Tue May 31, 2011 11:25 pm

Yes, this is good stuff, I’ve been using it for over a year!

Shivering Isles · Post by **Shivering Isles** » Tue May 31, 2011 11:27 pm

Sounds Yummy! Congrats!

samurai_crab · Post by **samurai_crab** » Wed Jun 01, 2011 12:49 am

I use it too, the Hermit Crab Patch actually sells a lot of commercial foods that are safe. They even have some good fish flakes that I've been tempted to buy for my fish and hermit crabs.

Mrs. G · Post by **Mrs. G** » Wed Jun 01, 2011 12:00 pm

I've been feeding that to my crabs for a year now... They LOVE it!!!!!

I like all the stuff from the Hermit Crab Patch.... My crabbies love all there stuff...

Mrs. G

CallaLily · Post by **CallaLily** » Wed Jun 01, 2011 2:17 pm

samurai_crab wrote:the Hermit Crab Patch actually sells a lot of commercial foods that are safe.

I know FMR Hermit Crab Food (not the treat) and T-Rex Fruit and Flower used to have Ethoxyquin listed as one of the ingredients but I see they do not now. I guess a lot of the brands changed their ingredients? There are a lot of brands that I won't even pick up to look at anymore because I remember thinking they were "bad". I guess I should really check them now and then for changes. What are the thoughts now on copper sulfate? I thought that one was listed as one of the no nos too? Many of the commercial foods sold have copper sulfate listed as an ingredient.

samurai_crab · Post by **samurai_crab** » Wed Jun 01, 2011 10:56 pm

I'm not completely sure, I think its a dosage thing but I'd need to look into it more. All the HBH foods they have on their site don't appear to have ethoxy or copper sulfate in them anymore.

One food I'd really love to try is http://www.hermitcrabpatch.com/T-Rex-He ... /ft006.htm