| Here you will find information about hermit crab care. I thank everyone who helped me put this section together. |
Introduction
Helpful advice to new crabbers to get them started. |
Anatomy
Learn about the body parts of a hermit crab. |
Bullying
Learn about why hermit crabs may attack others and how to deal with the attacker and victim. |
Conditions
How to maintain temperature and humidity. |
Dormancy
Learn about the inactivity of some hermit crabs and what to do. |
Housing
How to set up a hermit crab's home and what you can put in it. |
Isolation Units
How to set up an isolation unit for those that need time out. |
Lost Limbs
Information about hermit crabs losing legs or claws, and how to deal with these problems. |
Moulting
All about moulting, what it is and what to do when it happens. |
Nutrition
Includes a food list of foods that should be in your hermit crabs' diet to keep them healthy. |
Seashells
Information about shells that hermit crabs can wear; unpainted and painted as well as how to remove the paint. |
Selecting
All about selecting your hermit crabs for beginners to more experienced crabbers. |
Shell Rot
Information the disease, how it affects a hermit crab and how to treat it. |
Species
Information about the hermit crab species. |
Streaking
How to deal with hermit crabs that have abandoned their shell or have had it stolen by another hermit crab. |
Water
Information on preparing fresh and saline water as well as bathing. |
