Terrestrial hermit crabs have left the ocean after a long evolution and spend most of their time living on land. The pet box that embellishes the tropical beach-style landscaping can bring vitality and vitality to the home. As a new cute pet in the pet circle, it looks cute, bright colors, interesting behavior, small food, easy to take care of, does not disturb the people, and is the favorite of the fashion family of young people.
Thorn-footed land hermit crab
Thorn-footed land hermit crab: A large land hermit crab, covered with bristles, looks very powerful. Drought tolerance is very strong, in the case of no access to water, it can still survive for more than ten days. This is because its body structure has special advantages. The lower part of the body in the snail shell has a sponge body that can store water, which can store water for emergencies.
Red Sea land hermit crab
Red Sea land hermit crab: Terrestrial hermit crab in the Middle East, the body color is off-white, and some individuals have gray or light brown color. It rarely enters the interior, relies mainly on seawater as a water source, and often occurs in arid areas with high temperatures and low relative humidity. Hide in the bottom sand 15-20 cm deep during the day, or dig up and hide in the dark places where plants grow along the coast.
Australian hermit crab
Australian hermit crab: the body color is pale brown, pale yellow, and is also a common pet hermit crab breed. It is very common in Australia and is easily attracted to spoiled foods, such as dead fish on the beach or even leftovers from the family. The genus is a relatively large family , mostly found in tropical coastal areas around the world.
Short-palmed hermit crab
Short-palmed hermit crab: The largest species of land-based hermit crab, with an extraordinarily large purple left claw, round eyes and dark tentacles, which is highly recognizable. It is more drought tolerant than other hermit crabs and second only to coconut crabs. It has a mild personality and polyculture usually does not have fights. Usually, it is peeled into the substrate and will reappear after peeling.
Ecuadorian hermit crab
Ecuadorian hermit crab: The smallest known species of land-based hermit crab in the world. The body color is quite varied, with light yellow, orange brown, dark gray and yellowish brown, and the body is scattered with light white spots. It is easily mistaken for a gray-white hermit crab, but the Ecuadorian land hermit crab has no black markings on the bottom of its eye handle.
Siberis hermit crab
Siberis Hermit Crab: Adorable resident of the coast around the Gulf of Mexico, the most common species of land-based hermit crab in the United States. The colors are mainly red and pink. The eyes are rounded, but slightly different from the short-wristed land hermit crab, with a thicker base and eyes that are not pure black and slightly brownish-red.
Concave-leaning crab
Concave-footed hermit crab: There are many variations in body color, from dark red to gray-brown or patterned variegated, but what never changes is the striking bright red tentacles. It has a slight curved eye handle that is not found in other hermit crabs. Because it lives more inland, it is more drought tolerant than other hermit crabs, more suitable as pets, and easier to keep in captivity.
Grey-white hermit crab
Grey-and-white hermit crab: Pet hermit crabs have the highest interaction with their owners and are therefore the most popular. It is lively and bold, likes to climb, likes to change the shell, and can also accept the owner's pick-up, showing a high IQ in the same kind, so the pleasure of breeding will be very high, and it is the most suitable pet hermit crab breed for novices to get started.
Purple land hermit crab
Purple hermit crab: The body color is usually purple-blue, purple, or blue. The eyes are quadrangular in shape and surrounded by yellow bands. In addition to the body color, it is very similar to the gray and white land hermit crab. There will be a "squeak" sound. The juvenile crabs are milky white, and as they grow, the purple part gradually increases, and finally the body turns completely purple.
Strawberry hermit crab
Strawberry hermit crab: The shape is between shrimp and crab, so named because it lives in the shell of the snail all year round. Its habits and appearance are very cute and cute, and it has now become a popular breed among family pets. In the wild, it often carries heavy snail shells on the beach to carefully find food, is an omnivorous animal, and is figuratively called "beach scavenger".
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