Ken Lipe
On Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/theshellstore?ref=pr2018_faveshops On Ebay: https://www.ebay.com/usr/mirrormaker Read More →
Land Hermit Crab Shell Guide
A hermit crab’s shell is his life sustaining home and his protection from predators and desiccation. Hermit crabs take up residence in discarded gastropod shells and can not make their own shell. “For the vast majority of crustaceans which we call hermit crabs, the behavior patterns by which individuals utilize empty gastropod shells as shelter are critical to the crab’s existence. Orientation to shells, selection of a shell to enter, entry of a shell, and subsequent living the shell are all behaviors which directly affect the Darwinian fitness of an individual crab. Failure to find or efficiently enter a shell at all can rapidly andRead More →
Painted Shell Donation Giveaway
*CONTEST CLOSED FOR 2018* See you next year! Send us your empty painted hermit crab shells and you will be entered to win this limited run enamel hermit crab pin! We are collecting painted shells for a display at the St Louis Pet Expo. The goal is to fill this wire cage: Use this form to enter the contest. One entry per person Enter by mail No purchase required Open to anyone Mailed shells must be received by October 31, 2019 to be a valid contest entry. The drawing for the pin will be held a few days AFTER the St Louis Pet Expo.Read More →
Say NO to Painted Shells
Painted shells are inhumane and unnecessary and destroy a much-needed natural resource. Please speak out about this to your local pet shops that continue to order hermit crabs in painted shells just so they can charge more for them. Hermit crabs are forced out of their natural shell. One method can be seen in the video below, the crabs are placed in a vice and their natural shell is destroyed. Other methods include heating the shell so the crab abandons it, drilling a hole, and poking the crab with a wire until it abandons the shell. Hermit crabs are often forced into the shells whileRead More →
Manufactured Sea Shells
Interview with Amy Youngs regarding her plastic shell prototypes Makerbot 3D Hermit Crab Shells Glass Hermit Crab ShellsRead More →
Hermit Crab Care 101
Hermit Crab Care 101 – a guide for properly caring for your pet so that it thrives in captivity.Read More →
Do hermit crabs prefer lighter and larger shells?
Are hermit crabs looking for light and large shells?: evidence from natural and field induced shell exchanges Jose- Luis Osorno, LourdesFernandez- Casillas, CristinaRodriguez- Juareza Department of Zoology, University of Florida, 223 Bartram Hall, Fainesville , Fl32611, USA Departamento de Biologia, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico , Mexico D. F., C. P. 04510, Mexico Departamento de Ecologia Evolutiva , Instituto de Ecologia, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico A. P.70 275, Mexico D. F., C. P. 04510, Mexico Received 15 October 1996; received in revised form 9 May 1997; accepted 3 June 1997 Abstract: Terrestrial hermit crabs(Coenobita compressus( H. Milne Edwards)) on Isabel island,Read More →
Interview with Amy Youngs
written by Vanessa Pike-Russell Recently we interviewed Amy Youngs, a young artist who has “collaborated with another artist, Matt Derksen, to design shells using 3D modelling programs.” http://accad.osu.edu/~ayoungs/prototypes.html Vanessa: What prompted you to create prototypes of hermit crab seashells Amy: I am very interested in the ways that technology interfaces with the natural world and I when I was given the opportunity to work with the new technology of rapid prototyping, I really wanted to make something that would connect with my interest in living things. I remembered owning a hermit crab and I knew that they switched shells and I had been curious aboutRead More →
Say NO to Painted Shells… Picallo’s story
Our treatment of animals will someday be considered barbarous. There cannot be perfect civilization until man realizes that the rights of every living creature are as sacred as his own” – Dr. David Starr Jordan and now, on with the show… Crab in a cup anyone? First a bit o’ the story. I went to the pet store, the one that I LIKE, and they always have good patties, in natural shells, none of the painted. So I wander to the hermit crab tank and in the aquarium is about 16 crabs in cups, stacked on top of each other. all in red orRead More →
FAQ How do I get the stink out of a shell?
CrabbyMum asked: Get the odor out of shells? I know to boil newly purchased shells, but I want to reuse some of the shells that are smelly from a crab dying in it. So far, we’ve lost one of the Littles (PP = Faith) and I think another is not going to make it. I have her in iso and will wait til we are sure before dealing with it’s shell tho. But I tried soaking the ones that Violet and Faith were in because the odor was so strong in them yet and then boiled them. I remember reading how Vinegar can damage themRead More →
FAQ How can I buff shells?
Rachelrmf asked: I have alot of natural shells that i just love, but have recently (i know i am a bit of a blonde;;lol) relized that my shells are the same as all of the pretty ones i like they just are’nt buffed out. does anyone know of a fast and easy way to buff, polish them? I had ordered a black pica from Vicki and have relized that i have severel of the same kind of course the one i got from her was so much prettier so i got my nail files out and decided to file away on one and sure enoughRead More →
FAQ Where can I get quality shells for my hermit crabs?
Ken Lipe (CrabCon shell vendor!! On Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/theshellstore On Ebay: https://www.ebay.com/usr/mirrormaker Sea Shell City: http://www.seashellcity.com/hermitcrabs.html Naples: http://www.naplesseashellcompany.com/hermit_crab_shells.html Wonders of the Sea: http://www.sealifegifts.net/shells_small.html The Hermit Crab Patch: http://www.hermitcrabpatch.com Sea Shell World http://www.seashellworld.com/hermit-crab-shells.html Shell Horizons http://www.shellhorizons.com/products.asp?category=74 Sea Shell Shop http://www.seashellshop.com/Replacement-Shells/ Richard’s Sea Shells (Formerly Deltona Shells) http://www.richardsseashells.com Looking to buy a large quantity? Try Atlantic Coral Enterprise – minimum $100 order https://www.atlanticcoralenterprise.com/ProductCart/pc/home.asp Searching on Etsy or Ebay will also yield a lot of results for shells. You can also find hermit crab shells on amazon. If you know of another quality web site, please feel free to e-mail us the link so we mayRead More →
