Wild Crab Food

A weekly journal chocked full of the foods I feed my land hermit crabs

Name: NaRnAr
Location: Northglenn, Colorado, United States

Im 24 yrs old and I have had hermit crabs for 3 1/2 years. I still have one of my original crabs from a kiosk,"Sprint", who is now 3 1/2 years old!

Tuesday, May 23, 2006

New Kibbles

Sorry I havent posts the diets in a while, school took over and I forgot to write them down. Im trying to get back into it =)

Here are some new kibbles I put together (they arent being sold) for my group. They are made with what I had in the crab food cupboard, so that when school starts and I dont have tons of time to make crabby cuisines, they are already made and ready to go!

Kibble #1:
Nuts n' Bugs
Red Raspberry Leaf
Yellow corn meal
amaranth
alfalfa
spirulina powder
jasmine flowers
cranberries (dried)
KayTee Banana chips
hempseed meal

Kibble #2
KayTee Apples
crushed oyster shells
arame
cilantro
dried salmon steaks (from the kitty treat area)
coconut shredded and dried
kelp powder
copepods
coconut oil
seasalt

Kibble #3
Wheatgerm
Blue Cornmeal
Rooibos
Oats
Dandelion leaf
raisins
sesame seeds
hibiscus powder
brine shrimp (freeze dried)
calcium powder
flaxseed meal

Kibble#4
Organic-Os
red roses (dried)
red clover (dried)
calcium powder
bloodworms (freeze dried)
KayTee carrots/alfalfa/parsley
KayTee coconut and raspberries
bladderwrack
almonds (ground)
pumpkin seeds (ground)
broccoli (dried)
cauliflower (dried)
snap peas (dried)

Friday, March 24, 2006

Food for 3/7-3/14/06

29 gallon tank:
3/7--Kelp pdr, cuttlebone, Nuts n' Bugs mix, dried herring steaks, shredded coconut, jasmine flowers dried
3/12--Cuttlebone, Wheat bread with organic chunky peanut butter; mix #4 (carrots, parsley, alfalfa, apple, rolled oats, raspberry and coconut shreds, almonds, pumpkin seeds, brine shrimp)
3/14--Cuttlebone, Spirulina pdr, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, coconut shreds, calendula, calcium pdr, peas, blueberries, barley, crickets, dried salmon steaks

26 gallon tank:
3/7--Cuttlebone; turkey-ham, carrots, peanuts
3/9--Cuttlebone; Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO) mixed with Epicurean Hermit Cuisine, Hikari dried krill, Green carotene kibble, red raspberry leaf, dandelion root, bee pollon; Jasmine flowers, dried cranberries, blueberries, apple, coconut shreds
3/14--Tune, fresh apple chunks, green pepper slices

Food for 3/15-3/25

29 gallon/10 gallon ISO/small KK:
3/18--Cuttlebone, Cucumber slices fried in: coconut oil, Blue carotene kibble, kelp powder, dried brind shrimp; organic honey nut granola, Nuts n' Bugs mix, crushed oyster shell, dried pumpkin
3/21--Cuttlebone, dried red rose petals, crickets, Blue and Green carotene kibble, rose hips
3/24--Cuttlebone, scrambled eggs with amaranth, coconut oil, mysis shrimp, cilantro; WASA cracker-multigrain

26 gallon:
3/15--Cuttlebone, dulse, Green carotene kibble, Pretzel w/ kelp pdr & coconut, shredded coconut, mangrove meal, bloodworms, bladderwrack, red clover, dried apple chunks, blueberries, and cranberries
3/21--Cuttle bone, LolaGranola's mix
3/23--Cuttlebone, EVOO mixed with Green carotene kibble, dulse; Jasmine flowers. Hikari dried krill, dried pumpkin, Kibble #1 (rosehips, rolled oats, raspberry and coconut shreds)

Tuesday, March 07, 2006

Food for 2/24-3/4/2006

29 gallon tank/10 gallon ISO tank (has 3 new pps and two molters):
2/24--Cuttlebone; Peanut Butter mixed with Blue and Green Carotene Kibble; Flaxseed meal, halved grapes, green bell pepper, halved carrots, coconut meat, tofu, barley
2/27--Cuttlebone; Coconut, kale, dried herring, dried cricketts, blue corn meal, rooibos, raisins, kelp pdr.
3/3--Cuttlebone; Coconut oil mixed with mushy banana, honey, Blue Carotene Kibble; Silversides, dried red rose petals
3/4--Overripe mango slice added to 3/3 meal

26 gallon:
2/28--Cuttlebone, applesauce mixed with Green Carotene Kibble and freeze dried bloodworms
3/1--Cuttlebone, Nuts n' Bugs, Blue Carotene Kibble, Chamomile flowers, Dulse
(my mom fed them a couple more times...not sure what though...Im sure something yummy!)

Wednesday, March 01, 2006

How to Purchase my Zeaxanthin & Carotene Kibble!

I had a request that I add how to contact me about my Carotene Kibble. There are a couple ways to contact me!

Each kibble is $5 (2oz bag) and $1 s/h for each bag you purchase.

The two kinds of kibble can be found here: http://www.hermitcrabassociation.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=30403&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=15 If you cannot see the kinds of kibble, please email me--see addy below.

1. If you are an HCA member (hermitcrabassociation.com) you can send a pm to NaRnAR. Please specify which kibble(s) you would like to purchase.
2. If you are not an HCA member and would like some kibble, please email me narnar (at) comcast (dot) net Again please specify which kibble(s) you would like to purchase.

I accept paypal, check and money order.

Thanks!

Friday, February 24, 2006

Foods for 2/11-2/23/2006

29 gallon tank:
2/14--Cuttlebone, Almonds, pumpkin seeds, Hikari Brine Shrimp cakes, Dry Mix#3 (mixed berries, mixed nuts, sunflower seeds, cocnut shreds, dried brine shrimp, amaranth, rolled oats, Organic-O's cereal, flaxseed meal, kelp powder), Dry Mix #1 (carrots, alfalfa, apples, coconut, raspberry, pumpkin seeds, almonds, rolled oats)
2/18--Cuttlebone, KeyWest Pink shrimp fried in EVOO, parsley and coconut; apple chunks drizzled with wildflower honey, orange chunk with some pith left on
2/19--Cuttlebone, scrambled egg, Organic Grade A Maple Syrup
2/20--Addition of a grilled hamburger to 2/19s meal
2/21--EVOO mixed with: Kelp pdr, Mix#5 (rose petals, dried brine shrimp, sesame seeds, oats, coconut), dried brine shrimp, dulse

26 gallon tank:
2/14--Olive oil mixed with: dandelion root, dulse, chamomile, EH Cuisine, Nuts n' Bugs mix (flies, beef suet, pecans), WASA Multigrain Crispbread, red clover
2/15--Turkey burger fried in coconut oil, Carotene Kibble Blue; Brown rice with peas and corn; apple chunk with skin
2/20--Shredded coconut and banana drizzled with coconut oil and honey
2/22--Whole Grain pancake fried in canola oil
2/23--EVOO mixed with:Hikari dried Krill, Carotene Kibble Blue, Carotene Kibble Green, Dulse; popcorn

Saturday, February 11, 2006

Tank rundowns & foods for February 1-10, 2006

29 gallon tank: contains 27 land hermit crabs; 20 purple pincers, 2 equadorians, 2 rugosus, 1 cavipe, and 2 strawberries. This tank is kept at bfs apt.

26 gallon tank: contains 11 purple pincers. This tank is kept at my parents place and my mom cares for them for half the week.

*Supplements are things like oils, calcium powders, kelp/spirulina/chlorella/irish moss pdr

Foods for 2/1-2/10/2006

29 gallon:
2/2--Cuttlebone, baked pumpkin, a thawed large pink overblown rose, turkey
2/6--Olive oil mixed with: dried crickets, dried red rose petals, dried pumpkin, Green Carotene Kibble.
2/10--Cuttlebone, Coconut oil mixed and fried with: Talapia, cilantro, pdr orange/orange peel; pear baby food mixed with Green Carotene Kibble and shredded coconut.

26 gallon:
2/2--Cuttlebone, Honey-banana chips, Nuts n' Bugs mix, alfalfa, Green Carotene Kibble, jasmine flowers
2/7--Cuttlebone, Hebrew National hotdogs (only given 1-2 times a year), Orange slice, orange peel chunks, honey mixed with oats
2/9--Cuttlebone, Olive oil mixed with: Chlorella pdr, irish moss pdr, Green Carotene Kibble, bee pollen, coconut, dried carrot bits, alfalfa, dried Hikari Krill, Dry Mix #2 (rose hips crushed, coconut, raspberry, banana chunks, rolled oats)