Hello! I am very new to your blog but I’m really enjoying it so far! I’m interested in seeing how the baby hermit crabs grow up because I’ve never seen them before the crab stage. I was wondering if you have a care guide for keeping/raising hermit crabs or if you have a recommendation of a care guide. I hope in the future to also own hermit crabs and knowing more about them will make me feel better about keeping them! Thank you!
Welcome, I'm glad to have you here! 💜
YAY for doing research beforehand, that's great! If you search on my blog for "hermit crab care", I should have some posts under that about food, shells, recommended stores, and likely some answers that contain some basic care info!
Even better, check out Land Hermit Crab Owner Society on Facebook. They also have a website, or if you like videos, check out Crab Central Station on YouTube. They follow the care guidelines from LHCOS, and are the ones who sent me the zoea I'm raising!
Also for when you do start planning to get some crabs, consider checking LHCOS's adoption program first, or look at getting some captive bred babies (adoption program or Josh's Frogs). Hermit crabs sold in pet stores and beach shops have been horribly abused during capture and transfer, and are rarely kept well at the stores. We're working really hard to encourage people towards ethical alternatives instead of supporting that!
I hope that helps you get started! :)
