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Selecting the Ideal Hermit Crab Shells

In order to understand why hermit crab shells are an integral part of the hermit crab’s life, it’s important to learn some of the natural and instinctual behaviors of the hermit crab. The hermit crab’s instinct is to act somewhat as a scavenger, “borrowing” the shell of another creature to use as his home. When [...]

Guidelines to Buy Hermit Crabs Online

It seems these days you can purchase just about anything on the Internet and that you have a greater selection at more competitive prices than regular “brick and mortar” stores. Is it a good idea to buy hermit crabs online? Can you buy hermit crabs online at a better price or get a better quality [...]

Preventing and Treating Hermit Crabs Mites

Hermit Crabs mites is a natural occurrence with pet hermit crabs, but unfortunately requires proper care to prevent a harmful situation to your pet hermit crab. In a natural state, hermit crabs mites form a symbiotic relationship with their hermit crab host. Hermit crabs mites in nature can be a concern because the hermit crab [...]

How to Give a Hermit Crab Bath

Give your hermit crab a bath? You might think this is a silly idea but it’s important to keep your hermit crab healthy and clean by bathing him or her with some frequency. This not only helps to wash debris from your hermit crab, but also helps prevent issues with mites, a common hermit crab [...]

Selecting the Perfect Painted Hermit Crab Shells

We tend to take pride in our homes, making sure our furniture is positioned just right, hanging paintings on the walls, and keeping everything neat and orderly. Now imagine you lived in a motor home, you would treat that as your home too! Well this is how hermit crabs survive. They live inside their shells [...]

Caring For Your Hermit Crab Pet

Owning a hermit crab as a pet is becoming more and more popular. This is due to the fact that these little creatures are easy to care for, fun to watch crawling about their cage in their colorful and sometimes painted shells, and kids absolutely love them. Hermit crabs are striking creatures found in the [...]