How do I have an active hermit crab?
Climb aboard and let’s visit Crab Central Station to find out the best tips and tricks for having active hermit crabs!Read More →
Climb aboard and let’s visit Crab Central Station to find out the best tips and tricks for having active hermit crabs!Read More →
At the end of each tourist season, we see at least one person who has taken on far more hermit crabs than they can handle because a vendor, shop, or carnival told them they were going to put the crabs in the trash or turn them loose. While that individual’s heart is in the right place, we (as a group) are being taken advantage of and overloading our adoption program. LHCOS aims to end the wild capture of hermit crabs for the pet trade. Our approach has always been to educate the public so they don’t buy a hermit crab in the first place. DecadesRead More →
Content on this site is informed by decades of hermit crab care research and education published through Crab Street Journal.
Crab Street Journal was created by the founders of Land Hermit Crab Owners Society as the organization’s official online magazine and hermit crab care library. It exists to document best practices, correct misinformation, and support ethical, science-based care for land hermit crabs.
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