to dry food or to wet food.. hmm..

zeren0509 · Post by **zeren0509** » 07 Feb 2007, 13:15

i had just started to give my crab fish food flakes (for tropical fish) last two weeks. it is supposed to enhance colors. the ingredients includes carotenes, fish,anchovies,spirulina and other stuff too..

anyway, since then, hes been rejecting fresh foods. i mean, i left him lots of fruits, cooked rice and all. just to make sure, i hand fed him, but he eats a litle and pushed the rest away.

so, since then, i put the flakes everyday for him..

have anyone experiences this..?

Jaci · Post by **Jaci** » 10 Feb 2007, 03:47

i know that they're supposed to like cat food, but i haven't heard about fish food. where did you read that?

z06vette387 · Post by **z06vette387** » 10 Feb 2007, 07:49

I heard that you can feed them fish food too. I don't personally, but I have heard in numerous places. Let me get back to you, I'll post the link(s).

If I feed them commercial food then it's "FMR Land Hermit Crab Food"

z06vette387 · Post by **z06vette387** » 10 Feb 2007, 08:00

Here's that link with the foods.

http://www.crabstreetjournal.com/caresh ... _food.html

iluvhermies · Post by **iluvhermies** » 10 Feb 2007, 13:15

I have heard that too. I read it on a webpage not sure which one though.

Jaci · Post by **Jaci** » 11 Feb 2007, 14:12

i'm not sure i would trust fish food simply bc it could have thing that hermies aren't supposed to eat. i'd stick with fresh foods and only the natural kind of commercial food.

z06vette387 · Post by **z06vette387** » 11 Feb 2007, 14:40

jaci.adam wrote:i'm not sure i would trust fish food simply bc it could have thing that hermies aren't supposed to eat. i'd stick with fresh foods and only the natural kind of commercial food.

I agree.

zeren0509 · Post by **zeren0509** » 12 Feb 2007, 19:35

gee so many replies.. mustve been im really bz theehe

yeah.. i know they should be provided fresh foods but i put like tonnes of it in their tank.. but none seem to touch it. they all went for the fish flakes..they just cant get enough of it..

one funny thing i observed though is that, once they ate some of the flakes, they will rush to the nearby water supply (must be bcos their mouth getting dry and all ;p). and then went back for some more flakes.. quite fun to watch, though it ended up making the tank messy with damp flakes everywhere lol

oh yeah, i noticed that their color is getting darker too.. hmm..

iluvhermies · Post by **iluvhermies** » 13 Feb 2007, 14:43

You could be on to something then. The darker the color the healthier the crab. Keep us posted.

z06vette387 · Post by **z06vette387** » 14 Feb 2007, 10:14

iluvhermies is right. if it works for you, then keep it up, especially if they are showing no signs of illness.

I guess in a way hermies are like people, "we are all different and like different foods and are affected by foods in different ways.