Wild hermit crabs drink water daily, so give them the same opportunity in captivity. If hermit crabs don’t drink, they grow dehydrated and their gills dry, leading to breathing difficulties […]

Gift shops on the beach sell hermit crabs in brightly painted shells to appeal to young children. Never buy decorated shells or paint the shells of hermit crabs. Even if […]

Hermit crabs, including land-based crustaceans, breathe through gills, which must be kept moist. Terrestrial hermit crabs also have an adaptation called the branchiostegal lung. Land hermit crabs must live in […]

Hermit crabs often shed limbs, most often the rear legs. Hermit crabs can also shed claws by choice, injury, illness, or accident. Unfortunately, losing a claw is more significant than […]

Mites can infest a hermit crab’s skin, eyes, and antennae. The only way to kill mites attached to a hermit crab is by bathing in saline water and deep cleaning […]

Hermit crabs prefer to keep all ten legs on a solid surface unless climbing. There will be occasions when a hermit crab willingly lies on its back, but this will […]