Hermit crabs produce brown bubbles due to injury, illness, dehydration, overheating, post-purchase syndrome, dirt in the shell, and social isolation. If a hermit crab has a single grey or black […]
Author: Joanne Harper
Why Isn’t My Hermit Crab Eating or Drinking?
Pet hermit crabs may stop eating and drinking due to stress, being offered the same foods, a lack of saltwater (muting their sense of smell), excessive noise, and general disturbances. […]
How To Destress A Hermit Crab
Life can be stressful for hermit crabs because they’ve been taken far from their wild habitat, kept in unfamiliar conditions, transported across the country, and thrust into life as pets. […]
Why Do Hermit Crabs Pinch You?
If you’re thinking of keeping hermit crabs as pets, you must be prepared for the possibility of getting pinched occasionally. This is most likely to happen when hermit crabs are […]
Do Hermit Crabs Travel Well?
Hermit crabs aren’t natural travelers. Given a choice, hermit crabs would never leave the beach, so you need to think long and hard before subjecting them to a long, bumpy, […]
What Does Hermit Crab Chirping Mean (Stridulation)
While few animals are truly silent, hermit crabs are close. The noise made by hermit crabs is called stridulation, which is a cross between a chirping cricket and a croaking […]