I have 5 hermit crabs in a large tank and would like to add another critter, preferably one that is not nocternal.
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NOTHING
There is no other animal that will be good to place in the same habitat as land hermit crabs.
Adding live plants is also not a good idea since plants have pesticides and fertilizers which will kill the crabs plus they will destroy the plants. Many plants are toxic to hermit crabs anyway.
Since crabs are easily stressed out, need special care during molting, lots of extra shells, and very specific tank conditions, not many animals would be happy within that climate.
DO you have the tank within the proper ranges (humidity and temp) and with the proper things like fresh and marine salt water pools?
Just put plants. Other animals are their natural predators.
A Raccoon
you dont keep other critters in this tank with hermit crabs..In the first place. they most likely get agressive and dont forget..they also shed their shells if they grow to large for them.make sure you keep some spare shells in their cages so they can select another home if needed .. otherwise they might decide to pull off a shell of another crab thats in that cage..Ive seen it happen..with my kids hermit crab and its not a pleasant thing to see..uggh..
Land hermit crabs need to be in their tank all alone. No other animals can be in with them. I know personally that you can NOT have a raccoon in a tank with them. Even tho our coons like the sand that is in a tank that I took the hermies out of.
Hermit crabs do not play well with other animals. Different species should not be kept in thier tank, as the crabs would get aggressive.
If you want a pet that will do tricks and play with you during the day, maybe get a cat or a dog.
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