Watch how this hermit crab carfully cleans out a shell and then moves in.
Web Links
A Hermit Crab Expert
This is Christa Wilkin’s site. She’s owned land hermit crabs for over 30 years. So she can answer most of your questions about them. In fact, start by clicking on FAQ button. Her site is easy to use. Click on her Basic Care page, Shells page, Food page, etc. And check out her link to Crab Conventions!
A-Z Animals
Hermit crabs are found all around the world and there are over 500 different species. Find out the facts about hermit crabs.
BBC Nature Wildlife
Here’s a great resource for all you want to know about hermit crabs including habitat, predators, feeding, moving–links take you to videos showing hermit crabs in action.