You can now order “Crabnapped! A Land Hermit Crab Story” – a hardcover colour children’s book written by Vanessa Pike-Russell with the assistance of Geoff Pike, lovingly illustrated by Anastasia Obrucicova
I understand that it is difficult to ignore hermit crabs in bad conditions. By buying them from pet stores you are are saving some from the bad conditions, however unless they stop selling hermit crabs altogether it is feeding the cycle. Store adds new crabs to tank Crabber takes pity on crabs and buys them…
Land Hermit Crab Breeding Land Hermit Crabs CAN breed in captivity but raising them from egg to air-breathing land hermit crabs is a difficult process It was always thought that hermit crabs would not breed in captivity. Now, some land hermit crab owners have successfully bred with suitable conditions. Hermit crabs that are given enough…
The Five Dollar Pet When first purchasing a land hermit crab, we are relying on the trained staff of pet stores to guide us through care and the selection of suitable equipment. Products that will keep your new pet land hermit crabs alive, happy and healthy. We are entrusting these pet stores to have…
E-BULLETIN WEB WORLD : Hawkers Bizarre Source: The Bulletin with NewsWeek; June 26, 2001 Hermies ‘n’ Herps In the market for a pet that’s hardy, cute and easy to care for? A hermit crab might sound great, but drop by this site before believing the pet store salesman’s guff, or you’ll have a dead…
So what is moulting? Moulting is when an animal sheds its old skin and then grows a new skin. You might have experienced the wonder and surprise at seeing a snake shed his skin. The shed skin looks like a duplicate of the snake, but it is only the cast off skin that didn’t grow…
Look closely at the hermit crab environment and ask questions about the food, bedding, housing and temperature needs for your new pets. If you have never owned hermit crabs before a book on caring for hermit crabs is a wonderful resource. There is a list of hermit crab guides listed under Books to the left. Make sure…
ARE YOU READY FOR A LAND HERMIT CRAB? Australian Land Hermit Crab Care Guide THE BIG PICTURE Caring for a land hermit crab is more than just food and salt. The initial set up for a land hermit crab can include much more than you previously thought. The good news is that there…
ARE YOU READY FOR A LAND HERMIT CRAB? Australian Land Hermit Crab Care Guide THE BIG PICTURE As you would have already guessed, caring for a land hermit crab is more than just food and salt. The initial set up for a land hermit crab can include much more than you previously thought. The good…
VANESSA PIKE-RUSSELL LAND HERMIT CRAB OWNERS SOCIETY AND CRABSTREET JOURNAL FOUNDER HI! My name is Vanessa Pike-Russell. I am an Australian hermit crab owner from Brisbane, Queensland Australia, originally from Wollongong, south of Sydney New South Wales, Australia. I started caring for land hermit crabs whilst studying towards my Bachelor of Education at the…