It’s not surprising to learn that hermit crabs live their happiest lives when they’re in habitats that closely mimic their natural environment. Setting up a natural enclosure helps hermit crabs ...

The analysis revealed that the bolder hermit crabs have more sensilla located on the claw’s surface. Additionally, more sensilla appears to make the crab determine that the surrounding environment ...

“The book, ‘Herman the Hermit Crab’ by Cindy W. Hollingsworth, tells the author’s story of her first time meeting Herman the hermit crab during a seashell hunt on Oak Island in North Carolina.

If you have ever looked closely into a rockpool along the U.K. coastline, you may have been lucky enough to find a tiny ...

This is our 21-year-old hermit crab, Leonardo Da Pinci, known affectionately as Crab-alicious, or just plain Crabby. Our daughter got Leonardo and a friend for her 9th birthday and I’ve been ...

August 22, 2024 South Jersey influencer hopes to be a 'voice' for hermit crabs by promoting proper pet care on TikTok Janie Groeling, of Haddonfield, has gained over 152,000 followers by posting ...

Plastic can be dangerous for hermit crabs. A 2019 study of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, a remote Australian territory in the Indian Ocean, found that over half a million of the islands’ hermit ...

In a series of first-ever video recordings of the hermit crab and anemone duo, the crab is seen moving into a larger shell. What follows is a struggle of more than 40 hours to relocate the anemone ...