Building a bond with a pet hermit crab is difficult because they’re hardwired to distrust the unknown. This means it’ll take time and patience before a hermit crab feels comfortable […]

When creating a habitat for hermit crabs, substrate, hiding places, climbing apparatus, and bathing water are all non-negotiables. Sponges are an extra that you may wish to add to their […]

Hermit crabs aren’t born with shells, so they must be acquired from other animals. Size, durability, scent, and mobility are among the many criteria that hermit crabs seek in a […]

The first thing we do when getting a pet is to give it a name, so you need to know how to tell if a hermit crab is male or […]

While hermit crabs differ from true crabs in certain ways, they share one defining characteristic. They have 10 legs, the foremost of which contain prominent claws or chelipeds. One of […]