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How Hot Is Too Hot For Hermit Crabs?

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How Hot Is Too Hot For Hermit Crabs? They don’t actually die unless the temp gets REALLY low (below 50 degrees F). However, when a crab gets too hot(a brown liquid discharge is an ‘overheat’ indicator), it causes irreversible damage and a usually quite painful death. Getting over 80 degrees is playing with fire. What

Do Hermit Crabs Like Hot Or Cold Water?

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Do Hermit Crabs Like Hot Or Cold Water? Do hermit crabs like hot or cold water? Hermit crabs are happiest kept at 72 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit (22 to 27 degrees Celsius). If the temperature drops below 72 degrees Fahrenheit regularly, the crabs will likely become weak, stressed, and ill. What temperature kills hermit crabs?