Coenobita clypeatus mating video and egg fertilization photos
2018-07-26
(Click the link to view the video and photos) Stacy’s hermit crabs are mating again!Read More →
Coenobita gravid
2015-03-15
grav·id: ˈɡravid/ adjective 1. pregnant; carrying eggs or young. Land hermit crabs carry their brood inside of the shell until they are ready to be released into the ocean. We are building image galleries of specific body parts. If you have high resolution, clear photos that you would like to donate to this project please contact us via email: crabstreetjournal at gmail dot com Overview of the anatomy of a land hermit crab (Coenobita)Read More →
Breeding Hermit Crabs
2012-09-25
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 →