My hermit crab looks like its going to reproduce what should I do?
First I have to say that I’m not an expert on land hermit crabs, My interests are in reef aquariums. Having said that I’ve dug into my books and have come up with the following.. apparently the female crab will lay eggs in a suitable material e.g. sand or soil the male will then fertilize the eggs eternally and the crabs hatch in “several months..” I cant say whether the female will lay eggs if a male is not available, or how to actually sex the particular crab. Sorry I couldn’t be of more help although If you’re persistent and keep looking on the web Id bet you eventually find the answer. In my quick search I came across and interesting page http://www.xs4all.nl/~pal/hermit.
