It’s not surprising to learn that hermit crabs live their happiest lives when they’re in habitats that closely mimic their ...

The larval crabs will live on ocean plankton, molting through several stages before acquiring a shell of their own and coming back to land. Hermit crabs don’t breed well in captivity ...

"It stunts their growth and shortens their lifespan," Sayre told SWNS about what happens when hermit crabs try to live without proper shells. "When people take shells from the beach, they're ...

In the wild, they often live in groups of hundreds. Just ensure you have enough space or they can get aggressive and hurt each other. Sometimes, even if you love hermit crabs and take good care of ...

About 15 species of hermit crab (members of the Paguridae family) live in the UK. Using their right claw as a trap door to seal the shell’s opening and hide their soft bodies safely inside, hermit ...

Since hermit crabs don’t breed in captivity, every crab in the pet trade has been taken from the wild. They are then packaged and transported potentially thousands of miles away for resale to live, ...