Please vote ONE time in both contests. Due to the photos being different dimensions it’s challenging to get them to show up without distortion. For best viewing click the links provided below to view the original photos. Original photos of Calendar Crabs are here. To view more photos for each of the Crabitat of the Month entries click here. PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO VIEW ALL THE PHOTOS!Read More →
October is the month to win more times than any other month! Enter in our Annual Hermit Crab Pumpkin Carving contest and be entered to win a prize. Winner will be determined by number of votes received. This year the prize is your choice of one of at item in our Cafepress store valued up to $30USD or a $30 store credit with one of our approved sellers (Including CSJ store) for food/shells/decor. Check out the rules: https://crabstreetjournal.org/our-contests/hermit-crab-pumpkin-carving-contest/Read More →
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 →
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 →
We all go on vacation or have to be away from home for an extended period at some point. Your hermit crabs will need someone to check on them at least once during a seven day absence. Ideally someone can check on them every other day but not everyone is able to arrange a regular check in. Be sure to write up an instruction sheet for your pet sitter. Include a link to this website, our emergency form and even our Facebook group so that we can help them if they need us. If your sitter isn’t a crab keeper they may have trouble rememberingRead More →
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 →