Terrestrial Hermit Crabs
Hi, I am having trouble finding Herman Haven Food products> The store that used to sell it closed and my hermits won't eat anything else I've tried. I tried to slowly introduce these products into there diet but they won't eat anything else.
<Try contacting them directly: http://shop.store.yahoo.com/insectlore/hershavlivhe.html >
Also, they haven't grown since I got them last summer, 2004. There are three of them and non of them has molted yet.
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I have extra shells too. They move around the tank, I keep the temp. as the books and written info say too and keep the humidity about 40%. I tried to increase the humidity but for some reason it stays up a few days then go to 40% again.
<Uhh, evaporation? Try keeping a moist sponge in their enclosure>
They are in a 5 gallon glass tank. Please let me know if you have any idea where I can get this food. I live in N.J. Thanks
<Write on my young friend. Bob Fenner>

I'm needing help with feeding. Terr. Hermits... reading
I have 2 hermit crabs, they both are doing fine .Well I think they are. They sleep almost all day long, and then seem to want to "play" at night. I have hermit food for them, but they don't seem very interested in eating it. So I have tried fresh food for them. I just started giving them tropical fruits which they seem to love to eat. And then they are very active after that. But how good is it for them to eat pineapple and papaya all the time???? thanks Tammy from Ozark , mo
<Mmm, no... likely need a source of minerals as well. Supplemented or included in the food, or the substrate. Please read here: http://wetwebmedia.com/FWSubWebIndex/hermitcrabfaqs.htm
and the linked files in the top right tray. Bob Fenner>