Hermit crabs: Is freshwater or saltwater more important for them?

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What if you only have freshwater or saltwater what’s more needed. Pet's info: Other | Hermit Crab | Female | 1 month and 27 days old

Miranda Sadar, DVM, DACZM · Accepted Answer

Ideally for hermit crabs you would have both a dish of freshwater and a dish of saltwater. This is because both types of water have components that are important for the health of your hermit crab. In addition to both of these dishes, you also want to have a food dish present (so a total of three dishes in the cage). Overall, hermit crabs can live longer with access to only freshwater than they can if there is only saltwater available, but again it is much better for them to have both available. I hope that answers your question, and thank you for using Petco Pet Education Center!

Hermit crabs: Is freshwater or saltwater more important for them?

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