[peb3]

I plan to go togging later this week. I have found a nice pile of hermits for sale. Any ideas on how I can keep them alive? (that is until I return them to their natural habitat)

Thanks for reading

Peter

 

[Steiger Uppercut]

are they land hermits or sea hermits?

 

[peb3]

I am assuming sea.

 

[FishingLuhrs]

Don't leave them in the car for 3 hours on a 90 degree day as my daughters did with their pet hermit crabs in Florida. They don't do well.

 

[Steiger Uppercut]

I am assuming sea.

I have tried to keep the sea hermits alive and it is hard. If you can have saltwater cycling through a tank would be the best way. I am going to try to put a burlap bag on some ice and see how they hold up. I found that they work fine frozen as well. I fished the hermits in oct and they where instant seabass killers... the tog didn't have a chance to eat them. With the softer tog bite and no seabass around they will probally do pretty well. Hope this helps.
p.s. bring a small hammer.