We've created a weekly meal plan that fits in all of the necessities a hermit crab needs in order to be happy and healthy. Each day has a variety of choices to choose from- most of which you most likely already have in your kitchen.
Photo credit to the Oregon Hermit Crab Rescue.
Click their name to learn more about this great rescue!
Photo credit to the Oregon Hermit Crab Rescue.
Click their name to learn more about this great rescue!
Sunday
shrimp- dried, canned cocktail shrimp, prawns with exo-skeletons, lobster, lobster exo-skeletons
citrus- grapefruit, orange, lemon, lime
green veggies- seaweed, kelp, lettuce, green beans, peas, celery, carrot tops
extras- unsalted popcorn, cracker bits, peanut butter
citrus- grapefruit, orange, lemon, lime
green veggies- seaweed, kelp, lettuce, green beans, peas, celery, carrot tops
extras- unsalted popcorn, cracker bits, peanut butter
Monday
white fleshed fish- whitefish, pike, grayling, halibut, cod, trout
tropical fruit- coconut, banana, pineapple, papaya, kiwi, avocado
green veggies- seaweed, kelp, lettuce, green beans, peas, celery, carrot tops
extras- cooked noodles, scrambled eggs
tropical fruit- coconut, banana, pineapple, papaya, kiwi, avocado
green veggies- seaweed, kelp, lettuce, green beans, peas, celery, carrot tops
extras- cooked noodles, scrambled eggs
Tuesday
bones with marrow- chicken, turkey, beef ribs, duck, swan, crane
fruit- apple, pear, tomato
veggies- carrots, potatoes, cucumber, corn
extras- toast crumbles, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds
fruit- apple, pear, tomato
veggies- carrots, potatoes, cucumber, corn
extras- toast crumbles, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds
Wednesday
nuts- walnuts, almonds, peanuts, cashews
berries- strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, gooseberries
leaves- maple, oak, banana, pineapple tops, kelp, seaweed, spider plant
extras- fish bones, fish eyes, fish heads, fish fins (scraps)
berries- strawberries, blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, gooseberries
leaves- maple, oak, banana, pineapple tops, kelp, seaweed, spider plant
extras- fish bones, fish eyes, fish heads, fish fins (scraps)
Thursday
fish- salmon, char, whitefish, pike, grayling, lush, cod, tuna
citrus- grapefruit, orange, lemon, lime
veggies- carrots, potatoes, cucumber, corn
extras-cooked rice, honey, raw red meat, raw white meat
citrus- grapefruit, orange, lemon, lime
veggies- carrots, potatoes, cucumber, corn
extras-cooked rice, honey, raw red meat, raw white meat
Friday
shrimp- canned cocktail shrimp, prawns with exo-skeletons, lobster, crab, crab skeletons
tropical fruit- coconut, banana, pineapple, papaya, kiwi, avocado
green veggies- seaweed, kelp, lettuce, green beans, peas, celery, cabbage
extras- honey, unsalted popcorn, scrambled eggs, fish scraps
tropical fruit- coconut, banana, pineapple, papaya, kiwi, avocado
green veggies- seaweed, kelp, lettuce, green beans, peas, celery, cabbage
extras- honey, unsalted popcorn, scrambled eggs, fish scraps
Saturday
snack day- the things your crabs eat the most, it's a weekend, let them party!