feeding land hermits

Question
hi vicki,
i recently got 3 land hermit crabs and i am wondering why they do not seem to be eating. ive had them for about 2 weeks and dont know what to do. i have the pellet food and i break it up into chunks and put it in their dish. i normally put 3 pellets in their a day and it doesnt seem to be reducing after 2-3 days at all. im worried that if they arent eating they coud die. i have also tried small peices of apple, carrot, and broccoli. that doesnt seem to work either.
can you help???
                               -thanx, rick

Answer
Hi Rick,

It's best to throw out the pellets. Most store bought food for hermit crabs contain harmful ingredients. There is a land hermit crab food site that you should check out. There's safe and unsafe food lists that you can print out or bookmark for future use.
www.epicurean-hermit.com

Since they are also semi-new they may be destressing right now and not interested in eating. Make sure your conditions in the tank are correct. Here's a hermit crab forum you can feel free to check out and even chat with fellow crabbers.
www.hermitcrabaddiction.net/forum