How to Handle Pet Hermit Crabs

Video Transcript

" Hi! I am Debbie with expertvillage.com. We are talking about having hermit crabs for pets. When you get your hermit crabs because you want one that is active, but you need to be very cautious, if you have an active crab who is a little braver than others and he likes to jump out of the shell. You need to know exactly what to do if that happens. So, this goes pretty active. When you are holding your hermit crab and when he is coming out off his shell and if that scares you a little bit, you can blow on him and he will go back in or get back to the shell. You need to cautious of that big claw that has a powerful pinch. I have had crabs for many years and I have been pinched one time and believe me it hurts. So, you need to be really cautious of that. If the crab thinks he is going to fall, he is going to grab on, that is a natural response. So don’t let him fall. Keep you hand flat and he will crawl very happily across your hand. Then, one time that I was pinched I think he was scared we were walking and I got pinched right here on my finger. If that ever happens to you, you need to go to water faucet, put him under some warm water and hopefully they will release quickly. "