I answer a lot of question from new crabbers, both here, on Crab Street Journal and on allexperts.com. One of the things that frustrates me the most about new crab owners is the poor information that they get sent home with. I know that I've talked at le… more »

So you've decided to add a crab to your clan. Or maybe you just found yourself standing in front of the hermit crab tank at your local pet store, contemplating their current crew. Is is possible to maximize your success based on what crab you pick and wh… more »

The following is the raw results from a hermit crab survey that I set up over the course of one month. I invited crabbers from lots of different forums to participate and we had, in the end, over 300 participants. While this is a great number, more than… more »

10. Crab Foods Should be Chopped Up Into Tiny Pieces I see it all over. Recommendations and descriptions that talk about dicing crab foods up into tiny crab-bite size pieces. The only hermit crab that needs their food made very small is a crab that… more »

I've been reading on various forums around the neighborhood that some crabbers have been adding rollie pollie bugs to their crabitats in an effort to create a more natural and closed system. Personally I was skeptical and decided to let the first wave of… more »