Oldest known hermit crabs in captivity?

pblove · 01-01-2005, 05:21 PM

I was just wondering if anyone knows of an old hermie that someone keeps?
My Sister had one for about 16 years, the other for close to 18 years.
Sadly, both are now gone.
She did not become obsessed with their care either. They lived in a 10 gallon glass aquarium, had a hood light, no heater. She used sand she brought back from the beach each year, did not boil nor bake the sand either. She misted their home several times per day, no temp. nor humidity gauges!
She fed them all types of food, plus crushed hermit crab food, am sure it had ethoxy in it too, as I just made her aware of the ethoxy recently, in her fish food.They had a small fresh water pool, no salt water pool, no extra calcium?? They had pieces of wood and live plants in the tank for their toys, and climbing coral.
I am reading so much on these boards,how you must do this and that, and her crabs lived the longest of any I have heard of, no frills with them and they really had a happy, healthy life.????

Kali_Ma · 01-01-2005, 08:14 PM

Hi, Sharon,

Carol of Crabworks has had her jumbos for 28 years. It really boggles the mind, doesn't it? There are unsubstantiated reports of hermits in the wild living up to 70 years!

pblove · 01-02-2005, 08:11 AM

Jeeze-louise!! 28 years!!
I have a designated person to care for my dogs,horses, fish, cats and looks like I might need one for the hermies too!!(in case of my death). I have a great person for my hermies!
Who ever thought I would be making a will for hermit crabs-lol
has anyone ever thoughtof this, who would care for their pets in an emergency, or in case of death???
I am going t contact her now for the hermit crabs.

01-01-2005, 05:21 PM	#1 (permalink)
pblove (Micro Crab) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Maryland Posts: 110	I was just wondering if anyone knows of an old hermie that someone keeps? My Sister had one for about 16 years, the other for close to 18 years. Sadly, both are now gone. She did not become obsessed with their care either. They lived in a 10 gallon glass aquarium, had a hood light, no heater. She used sand she brought back from the beach each year, did not boil nor bake the sand either. She misted their home several times per day, no temp. nor humidity gauges! She fed them all types of food, plus crushed hermit crab food, am sure it had ethoxy in it too, as I just made her aware of the ethoxy recently, in her fish food.They had a small fresh water pool, no salt water pool, no extra calcium?? They had pieces of wood and live plants in the tank for their toys, and climbing coral. I am reading so much on these boards,how you must do this and that, and her crabs lived the longest of any I have heard of, no frills with them and they really had a happy, healthy life.???? __________________ -Sharon "Our treatment of animals will someday be considered barbarous. There cannot be perfect civilization until man realizes that the rights of every living creature are as sacred as his own"-Dr.David Starr Jordan

01-01-2005, 08:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
Kali_Ma "First Molt, A Success" Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Oakland, CA Posts: 221	Hi, Sharon, Carol of Crabworks has had her jumbos for 28 years. It really boggles the mind, doesn't it? There are unsubstantiated reports of hermits in the wild living up to 70 years! __________________ Kerie Member, Crustacean Society, 2005 My store: http://www.cafepress.com/crabhappy Feed your crabs: http://www.epicureanhermit.com

01-02-2005, 08:11 AM	#3 (permalink)
pblove (Micro Crab) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Maryland Posts: 110	Jeeze-louise!! 28 years!! I have a designated person to care for my dogs,horses, fish, cats and looks like I might need one for the hermies too!!(in case of my death). I have a great person for my hermies! Who ever thought I would be making a will for hermit crabs-lol has anyone ever thoughtof this, who would care for their pets in an emergency, or in case of death??? I am going t contact her now for the hermit crabs. __________________ -Sharon "Our treatment of animals will someday be considered barbarous. There cannot be perfect civilization until man realizes that the rights of every living creature are as sacred as his own"-Dr.David Starr Jordan

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