Changing the Future of the Hermit Crab Industry
2023-01-28
Millions of hermit crabs die each year on their way to your home. How is captive breeding changing the future of the hermit crab trade?Read More →
A Message from Hermit Crab Breeder Mary Akers
2020-09-05
(Photo credit: Sherri Werdebaugh.) Calling all US AND INTERNATIONAL MEMBERS who want captive bred babies. I am working with an international wholesaler of captive-bred Caribbean reef fish (ORA) who is interested in carrying MY captive-bred babies. If you live in the US OR live overseas, and have been wishing you could get your hands on some of my babies, I need your help! If you have a local saltwater fish store, or a pet store that carries saltwater fish, would you please contact them and tell them you’ve heard that ORA is going to be carrying captive-bred babies and you want to get on theRead More →
Captive Bred Hermit Crab Adoption Application
2019-11-13
2024 – no babies are available to adopt at this time. Check back next year! The Hermit House Captive Breeding Project hopes to change the hermit crab pet trade by replacing wild capture with a sustainable captive breeding program. These captive-bred babies are true miracles. The captive-bred babies spend one year with breeder Mary Akers before they are big enough to adopt. Adoption of Hermit House captive bred hermits crabs is now open to the public! A few things to know before you apply! If you do not meet our minimum care requirements, your application will be declined. If you correct the issues, apply againRead More →
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