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Good
sources of calcium for your hermies are:
Calcium powder
used with reptiles
and amphibians, also great for land hermit crabs
Common brands are RepCal, StickyTongue and
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Coral
Sand
Attractive
and natural source of calcium that hermit crabs love.
Used
either as a substrate or a calcium supplement, coral sand
comes in many different grades, from fine, medium, coarse
and actual pieces of broken coral branches. You can put coral
into the water dish for traction or crush it up as a quick
calcium powder bonus for your hermit crabs.
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Crab Exoskeletons
If you have access to a beach and you can find some crab
exoskeletons (outer shell) you can rinse them in ocean water
and offer them to your hermit crabs.
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Cuttlefish/Cuttlebone
versatile calcium
source
Grated, shredded,
crushed, in pieces or whole. Can be added to food or served
in a separate container (flat shell is suitable).
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Crushed,
Dried Egg Shell
Easy
Alternative
if you do not have
a source of cuttlebone or oyster shell, then some boiled,
crushed, dried egg shells from a hen is a good alternative.
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Crushed Oyster
Shell
high calcium supplement
As found in pet
stores and offered to birds. FMR suggests oyster shell as
a good source of calcium for your hermies.
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Spirulina
natural calcium source
Spirulina is high in calcium, protein, beta
carotene and other nutrients which are needed in a healthy
land hermit crab diet.
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