Articles


If you are looking for something specific you can start here where I've arranged the articles by subject. This area contains links to my own articles and for some areas, links to other articles simply because I couldn't have written it any better if I tried!

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Getting Started

My Philosophy of Pet Care

Before you Bring your Hermit Crab Home

Hermit Crabs from the Beach

Buying a Hermit Crab from the Petstore

Foods

Can o' Snails (You just can't make this stuff up)

Calcium Staples for Hermit Crabs

Flukers Gourmet Style River Shrimp

I got a coconut for my hermit crab . . now what?

Poop, It's What's For Dinner (Seabird Guano)

Behavior

Hermit Crabs Chirping

Shell Fighting in Hermit Crabs

PPS (Post Purchase Stress) Minimizing the Impact by Sue Latell

What to do with a deceased hermit crab

Post Purchase Syndrome or Stress in Hermit Crabs

Do Hermit Crabs Sleep?

How Hermit Crabs Change Shells

Jumbos, the Gentle Giants

Crabitat

Adding Rollie Pollie Bugs to Your Hermit Crab Tank

Hermit Crab Garden in Action

Upgrading your Land Hermit Crab Tank to a Colony

Don't forget the moss!

Make your own hermit crab climbing nets

Activism

Let's Talk about Hermit Crabs in Painted Shells

To Buy or Not to Buy

Shipping Hermit Crabs

General

Hermit Crabs and Kids

Bathing your Hermit Crab by Dionysian Exile

Top 10 Hermit Crab Myths

2008 Hermit Crab Survey Results