Can u use bark as hermit crab bedding?

I was woundering, can u use reptile bark from Petsmart, or, Petco, as hermit crab bedding, in the cage? Here are some links that I was thinking of:
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Answers:
Pine is poisonous to hermit crabs. Most bark is pine so I would not use it.
I use playsand. The best source is toys r us, but they are seasonal. You can also get play sand from home depot or lowes. Some people use a coconut based bedding called bed a beast or ecoearth. My experience with those is that they end up with a lot of gnats. This meant I changed the coconut based bedding more often.

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Why don't you just use sand instead? Not kitty litter, not bark, not dirt, not moss... use SAND. If you don't want to deal with cleaning or buying the sand, then don't keep the hermit crab, because that's the type of bedding that they need.

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Sand is really the best. My brother and I had hermit crabs %26 tree crabs for years. They did soooo much better with sand : ) Good Luck!! )

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No. Bark is not good for hermit crabs, as they cannot dig a hole in it to molt. Sand is ideal, and it makes it easy for hermit crabs to dig. Also, sand is really warm, so it keeps their tank nice and warm for them. And no, you cannot keep a hermit crab in a cage, as it will not keep in any heat at all. Buy a sturdy glass/plastic tank with a sturdy lid. My friend's hermit crab has escaped before, so a lid is a must.
Hope this helps!
Good luck!

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dont use bark when they mote they can NOT dig. i love to use play sand $5. at wal-mart. they love play sand, and it is cheap.
hope this help's.

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NONONONONNO!! They cannot molt in bark, please do your research on hermit crabs! They need SAND!

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sand is better for hermit crabs because its from their natural environment but if you want to use bark have it shredded.please