I did a post on HCA (Hermit Crab Association) on commercial foods about why commercial foods are bad for pets. Here is the post:
I looked these up using a dictionary on my
computer. If you have anything to add to this list, please PM me. If
you can, please provide why it is bad.
Also, keep checking for updates.
menadione
fungicide: a yellow crystalline solid used as a fungicide and as a vitamin K supplement in medicines and animal feedstuffs.
Formula: C11H8O2
copper sulfate
n
poisonous blue chemical: a poisonous blue compound containing copper and sulfur that is used in dyeing and as a fungicide.
Formula: CuSO4
ferrous sulfate :
pale green salt of iron: a white or pale green salt containing
iron, oxygen, and sulfur. It occurs naturally as the mineral copperas,
and is used in inks, tanning, and in the treatment of iron-deficient anemia.
propylene glycol (foudn in those vanilla cookies!)
thick colorless liquid antifreeze: a colorless thick sweet-tasting liquid derived from propylene and used as an antifreeze in brake fluid, and as a solvent and lubricant.
And isn't high fructose corn syrup sugar?
zeolite:
silicate minerals that may also contain sodium, calcium, barium, and potassium, occurring in cavities in weathered igneous rocks and hydrothermal veins.
The ion exchange properties of zeolites have application in water purification.
Cobalt sulfate
Toxic to marine hermit crabs. Probably toxic to land hermit crabs. ( Link where someone found this here.)
Ethoxyquin
I read on-line that it is used as a rubber stabilizer, and used to
be used as a pesticide. I also read that it can cause cancer. A theory
is that it causes bad molts.
Some products these are found in:
JurassiDiet Hermit Crab Food
Tetra Terrafauna Hermit Crab Cakes
Tetra Terrafauna Hermit Crab Meal
T-Rex Crab Island Fruit and Flower Crab Food
Ectotherm The Original Hermit Crab Yummies
HBH Hermit Crab Variety Bites
zoomeds hermit crab food
FMR Land Hermit Crab Treat
Crab Island Hermit Crab Food
FMR Land Hermit Crab Treat
HBH Hermit Crab Cookies
There are a lot more because there are a lot more hermit crab foods
out there that I didn't look up. This is why i think everyone should
switch to feeding hermit crabs fresh foods.
Some commercial foods have chlorine in them. Chlorine stresses out hermit crabs and kills them.
BY- PRODUCTS:
By-products can contain dead carcasses of animals with euthanasia
fluids, animals wearing flea collars, diseased livestock, livestock
poisoned to death with insecticides, rotting "supermarket rejects "
including plastic or styrofoam packaging.
Source: http://www.vegepet.com/ 