- container of San Francisco Bay freeze-dried mysis shrimp
- container of San Francisco Bay freeze-dried bloodworms (you can also use ground-up freeze-dried mealworms seen sold for outdoor bird treats. I used that last time.)
-container of JurassiDiet Hermit Crab Food (their favorite brand)
-container of Zoo Med Natural Box Turtle Food (oddly they like this)
- bag of Zilla Freeze-Dried Reptile Munchies Fruit Mix
-two cups (approx) grated carrot (important for bright coloring in Ecuadorians and strawberries)
-two cups ground corn (good for crabs supposedly)
-two cups powdered peanut butter (its easier for everything to be dry and gook-free)
-two cups dried alfalfa... not required as the box turtle food already has a high content of it
-a cup or so crumbled walnuts (plain/raw)
-a cup or so sliced almonds (plain/raw)
-a cup or so shredded coconut (plain/raw)
-a cup or so powdered Spirolina or kelp
Where to get these ingredients:
-grocery store (carrots/nuts)
-health food store (Spirolina/kelp)
-Amazon (big containers of freeze-dried stuff)
-Petco (box turtle food, hermit pellets... though I bought mine from Amazon)
-garden/birding section of hardware store (for mealworms)
Stuff I might add in later:
-dried chamomile (they love chamomile)
-grated parmesan cheese (just a bit)
-bone meal
-freeze-dried mealworms
-some boiled/dried/ground up oak leaves... they (love) oak leaves, and it makes them get this nice roasted brown coloring... though they probably better enjoy them strewn over their bedding...
Happy hermit feeding!