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breeding

Get Pre-Approved to Adopt Captive Bred Hermit Crab Babies

2019-11-14
In: General
Tagged: adopt, adoption, bred, breeding, captive, hermit crabs

We are excited to finally open up the applications for this year’s captive bred babies born at Hermit House Breeding! Full details; 2020 Captive Bred Hermit Crab Adoption Application is Now Open!   Donate to the cause!Read More →

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The mommy to be

Coenobita clypeatus mating video and egg fertilization photos

2018-07-26
In: General
Tagged: babies, breeding, clypeatus, coenobita, copulation, eggs, female, fertlization, gonopores, hermit crab, male, mating, reproduction, sperm, zoea

(Click the link to view the video and photos) Stacy’s hermit crabs are mating again!Read More →

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Keeping and Breeding Hermit Crabs by Stu Wools-Cobb

2013-02-21
In: Biology
Tagged: breeding, hermit crab, hermit crab care, keeping, stu wools-cobb

This article is in PDF format, please click the link to view it. [wpfilebase tag=file id=42 /]Read More →

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C. brevimanus mating - Photo by Brian Hampson

Breeding Hermit Crabs

2012-09-25
In: FAQ
Tagged: breeding, captive, coenobita, eggs, hermit crab, reproducing, reproduction

Originally written by Vanessa Pike-Russell Thu, Oct. 12th, 2006, 10:40 pm  Keeping and breeding land hermit crabs Foreword: Hello. My name is Vanessa Pike-Russell. Stu Wools-Cobb visited my website on land hermit crab care and emailed me after reading my caresheet on gender and reproduction. At the time it had been unheard of for land hermit crabs to have successfully reproduced in captivity and the resulting eggs raised to juvenile (air-breathing) stage of development.  A few emails, phone calls later, and Stu sent me a copy of his booklet that was created in part for his local aquarist society. Through his extensive background in breedingRead More →

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