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little hermie crabs in a variety of beautiful and vibrant colors,
especially the marine species that vary in color from light yellow to
scarlet and blue are chosen largely for reef aquariums come for her
appearance as well as their foraging habits. However,
it is only natural that hermit crab shells turning white would set off
alarm bells in the heads of most owners, although fortunately a lot of
time this is not too serious and can be easily treated.
As you probably all know you are hermies their own born and therefore spend a lot of time sourcing and moving into discarded shells of other creatures, such as sea snails, which they can call their own without shell. Now of course a snail shells contain a high proportion of calcium bircarbonate and every drop in these levels will mean that they look faded and eventually turns white. The discoloration of the shell can also hermie due to over exposure to salt, which acts as bleach are caused. This is a natural occurrence for snail shells, which were immersed in the ocean or even washed on the shore and was taken over by waves for a long time and is not a cause for concern, since the little hermie expected from Shell hop on numerous shell out opportunities and can good for a colorful home to decide next time.
If your hermie launch the shell to rotate in a reef tank white is another thing and shows your cat is definitely in calcium deficiency and possibly magnesium. Since hermies are omnivores, like humans, they need a well balanced diet of meat, fish, fruit and vegetables in order to function efficiently. A deficiency of calcium can cause them to fade and it is important that an owner hermie supplemented their diet with foods rich in calcium such as cuttlebone and the sea is rich biscuits. Cuttlebone can be easily found in the bird section of any decent pet store and can be integrated and added to foods plus you can buy in the store ready hermie food that contains all the necessary supplements, including calcium and magnesium.
When a crab molts, it usually eats exoskeleton that part of it is rich in nutrients, but occasionally discarded and left on the surface. It tends to be pale and withered, and many a new owner has discarded this skin with its hermie from the shells, have confused and do fear the worst - that their beloved has died hermie in fact. In fact, he is probably snuggled into your shell, recovering from his molt.
So, hopefully, have ceased to hermie thought so much about the color of your shell. After all, he is a little fussy creature and will often fight to the death in his search for the perfect home, regardless of the color. Hermit crab shells turning white is not such a big deal and can relax by supplementing their diet with calcium rich foods and have fun so be controlled with your new friends....
