Nope, Hermit Crabs are not Hermits! They don't like to be alone, actually. They like to be in environments where there are other hermit crabs to hang out with. Ours don't usually huddle up like this, but they do seem to communicate with each other,...

When I got my first hermit crabs this is where I kept them for a couple of days while their regular tank got ready. Fortunately none of them molted... because if they had buried themselves in this substrate, I probably would have had to leave them...

This crabbie picture here, which will be our 125×125 logo for various and sundry things we need it for... his name is Clink. Actually, I'm not sure if he's male or female. And he's not a rescue. I purchased him from The Crabbage Patch a couple...

Utah Hermit Crab Rescue is a new site as of January 2009! Lacking an official Hermit Crab Rescue in Utah, we thought starting one would be a great idea. Please check back for information about Land Hermit Crabs, where you can give them if you need to...

A big mistake a lot of people make when housing hermit crabs, is they don't give the hermit crabs enough substrate to molt in. Hermit Crabs need enough sandy soil so they can completely bury themselves. So it depends on what size hermit crabs you...