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To successfully keep land hermit crabs as pets owners must provide a tropical environment that is both warm and humid. In order to maintain the proper heat and humidity gauges are required. The most popular product among hermit crab owners is the Acurite Temperature and Humidity Digital Monitor. This unit has proven to be reliable and a great value for the money. Most gauges don’t last long in the high humidity of a hermit crab tank but the Acurite out performs other more expensive gauges. Your Acurite Temperature and Humidity Monitor should be located inside of the tank but not touching the substrate or directlyRead More →

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I’m honestly not even sure where to begin. Was Crab Con a success? Yes! Was it fun and amazing? Yes! Will we do it again? Yes! Most of my emotions leading up to the event were doubt, anxiety and excitement all mixed together. Today, I am proud, heartfull, thankful, amazed, impressed and inspired. More than once on Saturday I started to tear up, I was just so happy. For me, this event could not have happened without a lot of support from a lot of people. I am so very thankful for: My momma for being my helper, my product bagger and my pet sitter. MyRead More →

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The Local Reps team warmly welcomes their newest member: Kim V joins the team from Indiana! Kim says: Hi! I’m Kim so glad to be here as a local rep! I’m from Northwest Indiana (chesterton, IN). I am a stay at home wife due to health issues. Animals have always been in my life from when I was a little girl to when i was a teen and we started rescuing greyhounds. Around then is when I really saw what behind the scene things happen to animals especially  their treatment. So when I got into hermit crabs 2 years ago when my husband and IRead More →

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CSJ is excited to announce the return of our hermit crab lesson plans! The lesson plans were originally created by Vanessa Pike-Russell. They’ve now been updated and expanded upon, including visual aids! As with everything on CSJ, these are available free of charge to anyone who is interested. Check out the Teacher’s Pet page for the link to download the lesson plans. We look forward to your feed back!Read More →

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We’ve had so many requests for shipping to Canada so we are pretty excited to announce our first step in that direction. Being able to print shipping from home and accurately calculate with the software I have has been a bit challenging. To get us up and running I’ve decided on a simple set up. All packages will be shipped via USPS First Class International with a maximum weight of 4lbs. Rates are based off the weights and prices listed here:               https://pe.usps.com/text/dmm300/Notice123.htm#_c341   I hope this works smoothly but I do ask for your patience if we encounterRead More →

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CSJ and LHCOS is proud to announce the addition of a new Local Representative to our team! Heather K. joins the team from North Carolina. She is our second Local Representative in NC. Meet Heather: “I started Crabbing when I was around 8 years old and was given the general information that most pet stores/ beach shops give.  I had 2 hermit crabs that passed on after about a year.  Then 2 years ago, I got my son his first hermit crab from the beach shop and the crab unfortunately dropped all of his limbs and passed the next day.  I then began to research andRead More →

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I could not be more proud to announce that our team continues to grow! Two more amazing folks have joined our team. Please join me in a warm, crabby welcome for our newest Local Reps!! First up is Sara from Ontario. That means if you live in Ontario, she is your local rep. Given the size of Canadian provinces it is a bit challenging for one person to effectively cover the entire region but our folks will do their best to help you find local resources. “I live in Ottawa, Ontario. I’m a mother of two crazy kids and 6 crabs! There isn’t much IRead More →

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We are so excited to announce two brand new additions to our growing Local Rep Family!   First let’s meet Trevoria F. she joins us from Washington. That means if you live in Washington, she is your local rep and can provide information about resources in your area in addition to trustworthy hermit crab care advice. “My first experience with hermit crabs was in the early 90s, when I won 3 of them (Bobby, Peter, and Greg) at the state fair. Fast forward to early 2017, when I decided to get a “small simple pet” to keep on my desk at work. Bought a crabRead More →

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CSJ and LHCOS is thrilled to welcome Stephanie B. to our Local Representatives team! Stephanie will be a Local Rep for upstate New York. About Stephanie: A little bit about me: I live in upstate New York-at the tippy top in the Adirondack region. I’m a mother of two humans, eight hermit crabs, one betta fish, soon to be one bearded dragon, and one husband. I enjoy naps, reading, and relaxing hot baths-all of which rarely happen because I have two humans children, eight hermit crabs, one betta fish, and a husband. Like a few members here, I became a hermit crab owner/enthusiasts through myRead More →