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Different Species of Hermit Crabs around the World

There are different kinds of hermit crabs that exist around the world. Many have no idea what are they. About 600 are known to be scattered in many countries but only few are used as pets. To have some idea to the varieties of hermit crabs, read on below: Coenobita cavipes – this could be [...]

What are the Foods that a Hermit Crab can Eat?

There is a corresponding responsibility in having pets. You have to feed them like the way you feed yourself. We have the same basic needs like them. A crustacean pet like hermit crab is just easy to please in giving them foods to eat. They are omnivores like us that can eat both plants and [...]

The Cause Why Hermit Crab Shells are Turning White

Hermit crabs vary in their colors. All of them have their distinct color to share that contributes to their innate beauty. Their natural color also adds to the charm of the exotic wildlife. So you wonder when you see that your very own hermit crab seem to be lifeless after it shells became colorless. The [...]

How to Clean and Take Care of a Hermit Crab

Hermit crabs love to stroll around and they like it when they see something where they could climb. They love to go up and down to anything that is above them. This is the usual activity they are fond doing but this is also the usual cause why they are getting dirty. They tend to [...]

Simple Basics on How to Care for a Hermit Crab

The small features of a hermit crab make it looks delicate. You will always see them scavenging in the spacious area of beaches coming in and out from sand. You will never have an idea that it could be used as pets until you have seen it from others. It caught your attention and curiosity [...]

My Hermit Crabs are Locked Together over a Shell Fight

Other people are pet lovers in any variety of animals even if it is already considered as wild creatures that belong in the wilderness. Certain types of animals are tamable like dogs and cats which are the common pets the people would love to have in their homes. But there are others who are explorative [...]

Signs and Symptoms When Your Hermit Crab Molts

The most stressful time in a hermit crab life was when they are molting. Hermit crab must shed it exoskeleton every now and then because it has rigid exoskeleton that do not grow as the crab grows. Hermit crab molting is the natural process by which they grow and it happens every eighteen (18) months.  [...]

Feeding Your Hermit Crabs

What do hermit crabs eat besides hermit food?  Actually in the wild, hermit crabs eat a variety of foods like fallen fruit, decaying wood, leaf litter, grasses and plants without conifers. They eat almost whatever they can find either by the waves washing it up onto the beach, or scraps other animals leave behind. There [...]

Beginner Hermit Crab Care

Hermit crabs have become a true phenomenon in the world of animal these days. They have a habit of living in the shells of snails which are heaved away by them after utilizing. As the growing stages of molting continue of hermit crabs, they search for a new shell to fit their size appropriately and [...]

Hermit Crab Shells

Hermit crabs are beautiful creatures to have as a pet. Their interesting characteristics make them an adorable pet to have. Hermit crabs don’t require much maintenance which pet owners love; they are not finicky regarding their feed. The most fascinating feature hermit crab has is the acquiring of shell from a death sea snail and [...]