Category: Behavior

Has my Hermit Crab Molted?

by Michelle Email

When a person first starts crabbing they are faced with a lot dilemmas. Today we are going to talk about the dilemma of molting. A new crabber has a couple of strikes against him or her right from the beginning. First, molting is a mystery when you've ne… more »

Busted Hermit Crab

by Michelle Email

Keeping Big Hermit Crabs and Little Crabs Together

by Michelle Email

"Is it safe to keep my big hermit crab and my little hermit crab together?" I get this question a lot. In fact I've even been told by pet store associates that you should NOT keep different sizes of crabs together. Well today, I'd like to set the record… more »

2008 Hermit Crab Survey Results

by Michelle Email

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 »

The Top 10 Hermit Crab Myths

by Michelle Email

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 »

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