Easter Hermit Crab Coloring Page
2023-03-27
Paint eggs, not shells! Download the PDF and color your own!Read More →
Coloring Page Infographic
2022-10-13
These pages are meant for handing out to kids at any event (even with their Halloween candy!) to promote proper care of hermit crabs. One side is our infographic and the other side a fun image to color.Read More →
I Work at a Pet Store, How Can I Help Hermit Crabs?
2022-04-05
I Work at a Pet Store, How Can I Help Hermit Crabs? We often are asked by pet store employees how they can help the hermit crabs being sold while observing Corporate mandates and not getting themselves in trouble. The struggle is real! Read More →
A Holiday Feast for Hermit Crabs
2021-11-24
REMEMBER NO SEASONINGS OR ADDED SUGAR Safe to feed: Turkey (chicken, quail duck) – all parts, raw or cooked. Save the neck and giblet bag for the crabs! Turkey bones (Crack them open so they can get at the marrow). Potatoes – any type, raw or cooked. No eyes or green parts of the peel. Veggies raw or cooked (no onions or garlic). Dark leafy greens must be cooked first to reduce oxalic acid content. Nuts ground, whole, chunks. Eggs – all parts, raw or cooked. Fruits Sour fruit will not be eaten (for example: they will not eat lemon) Oils pure and cold pressedRead More →
Calendar Crab is Moving
Sticky
2021-09-30
The Crab Street Journal will be transitioning the monthly Calendar Crab contest to the Land Hermit Crab Owners Society. LHCOS is now a 501(c)3 organization so it makes sense that the contest is hosted under the LHCOS brand. All profits from the annual calendar will help fund their many programs. Starting January 1, 2022 Calendar Crab moves to LHCOS!Read More →
2020 Crab Con Rewind
2021-06-05
Now free to the public! These presentations aired at the 2020 Crab Con International Conference. You can skip through the playlist to watch specific presentations or watch the Daily Compilation Videos – Titled Day One, Day Two, Day Three Advocating for Inverts and Introverts – Stacy Griffith https://youtu.be/qRVsqsel4nA Breeding 101 – Mary Akers https://youtu.be/k8xMe9ybljc A beginners Guide to Feeding – Dan Comoss https://youtu.be/YxG2PT1rdYg Demystifying the Surface Molt – Rita Clemens https://youtu.be/0t223xxyyIA Intro to DIY Environmental Controls – Ian Green https://youtu.be/rVHVrrJvwrA Ecology of LHC in Taiwan – Chia Hsu https://youtu.be/jmAdtmmL9lo Hermit Crabs in the Classroom – Darcy Madsen https://youtu.be/OXH5_RXvLmk The Collection and Export of Hermit CrabsRead More →
The Reality of the Pet Trade for Hermit Crabs
2021-05-08
Hermit crabs have become a common vacation “souvenir” for many beach-going travelers. They are marketed as “easy” pets and sold in tiny plastic containers with rocks or small metal cages. Most people do not know the plight of the hermit crabs. Read More →
Is It a Rescue?
2021-05-06
written by Stacy Griffith and Rose Marie Senary Purchasing a hermit crab from a pet store is not a rescue. ANY purchase of wild caught hermit crabs feed the pet trade cycle and sentences more hermit crabs to the same terrible fate. By ignoring the fact that a pet store neglects the animals they sell and giving them your hard earned dollars, you are feeding the cycle. Corporate offices at major chains ignore the demands for better care because it would affect their bottom line. So long as people continue to buy wild caught hermit crabs and other pets from them, they will continue doingRead More →
Crab Con 2021 Survey
2020-11-24
We’re collecting some info to help us plan Crab Con 2021! If you plan to attend please answer this brief survey:https://forms.gle/o1WRTY54Ex6EbfN97Read More →