Water is the Most Important Hermit Crab Need
Hermit Crab Articles
An Introduction to Hermit Crabs
Choosing a Substrate for my Land Hermit Crabs
Creating a Great Home for your Hermit Crab
Food and Water for Your Hermit Crab
Hermit Crab Mating - Does Hermit Crab Breeding Occur in Captivity?
Hermit Crab Molting - Understanding the Molting Process
How many species of land hermit crabs are kept as pets?
Recommended Diet for a Pet Land Hermit Crab
Selecting your Land Hermit Crab
The Basics of Hermit Crab Behavior
The Daily Care of Hermit Crabs
The Importance of Hermit Crab Shells
The Importance of Temperature for Hermit Crabs
The Ugly Truth About Pretty Shells
Tips for Handling Your Hermit Crab
Water is the Most Important Hermit Crab Need
What Kind of Water Should My Hermit Crab Drink?
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The importance of water can not be stressed more. Hermit crabs can live longer without food than they can without water. If no water is in their home they will die. Dehydration is probably the main cause of death for Hermit crabs. 
Hermit crabs have gills and they must be moist at all times. So a water dish, pool or a sponge must be available to your Hermit crabs at all times. Dunking and misting are effective ways of insuring that moisture is being provided. Your Hermit crabs should be dunked 2 or 3 times a week. This can be accomplished by filling a water container or bowl with several inches of luke warm water in the sink for only 1 or 2 minutes. Dunking allows water to pass through the shell moistening the gills. Hermit crabs can also be misted with distilled water from a mist bottle on a daily basis of about 3 times a day.(Note: never use chlorinated water)
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