Want to know how to play with your hermit crab with simple toys that can likely be found around the house? Then try these ideas. No web shopping involved!
Step 1
Hermit crabs love hamster balls, but you shouldn't let them stay in the ball for more than an hour per week.
Step 2
They love to play on wooden beams, but try to keep the wood low so that they don't fall and hurt themselves.
Step 3
Another thing that hermit crabs love is a kiddy pool filled with a quarter-inch of sand. Put the pool outside, and your hermit crab will have loads of fun! Also, put things such as rocks for your hermit crabs to climb on in the middle of the pool.When doing this, it is important to keep and eye on your hermit crabs because they are good climbers and might try to escape.
Step 4
Hermit crabs also love to climb on a shirt while it is being worn. Please, for your hermit crab's safety, keep your hands ready, at the bottom of your shirt to catch the crab if it falls.
Tips
- Put toys in the pool for the crabs to play with.
Warnings
- Don't fill the pool with water, or your crab could drown.
- Too much playtime may stress out your crab.
- Don't put your hermit crab in a hamster ball for more than an hour per week.
- Make sure your wood isn't slanting; your hermit crab could fall.
- If you let your hermit crab climb your shirt, don't let it climb too high, and have your hands ready to catch it!
