http://www.crabbytalk.com land hermit crabs, hermit crab care, crabitats and tanks, and pictures of hermit crabs Mon, 23 Apr 2007 20:13:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Unfortunately, this site is constantly being targeted by spammers. Because I don't have the time of moderate all comments and there are so many young visitors to the site who should not be exposed to some of this comment spam, I am closing comments on all posts. I ... http://www.crabbytalk.com/04232007/comment-spam-issues-hermit-crab-forums-on-the-web/ Molting is a natural process for hermit crabs. In order for a hermit crab to grow it must molt. Molting may occur once a year for larger hermit crabs or once every few months for smaller (tiny crabs). To know if your hermit crab is preparing to molt ... http://www.crabbytalk.com/02042006/hermit-crab-molting/ Juvenile Perlatus Hermit Crab - Strawberry Hermit Crab Do you have a hermit crab care site or a hermit crab blog? Would you like to help to spread the word about proper care of hermit crabs? Please link to Crabbytalk.com on your web site. Here are some link ... http://www.crabbytalk.com/01302006/hermit-crab-care-site-link-to-us/ This is a Coenobita Clypeatus hermit crab or commonly called Purple Pincher (PP) or Purple Claw crab. Purple pinchers are usually sold in Petcos, PetSmarts, and mall kiosks. They are the most common hermit crab in the United States. Purple pinchers are a good choice for people who are ... http://www.crabbytalk.com/01252006/buying-your-first-hermit-crab-purple-pincher-claw-coenobita-clypeatus/ We're very excited around here! Yesterday, one of the hermie crew became the cover crab for the hermit crab addiction calendar and today Crabbytalk.com has been featured @ about.com's exotic pets section. This is quite an honor for this site. Lianne, the exotic pets guide, owns hermit ... http://www.crabbytalk.com/01222006/crabbytalk-hermit-crabs-featured-aboutcom/ Hermit Crab Addiction has just released their hermit crab wall calendar! I'm very excited because the rugosus hermit crab in the picture above is featured on the cover of the calendar and three of my other hermit crab pictures are also featured in the calendar! Check out the hermit crab ... http://www.crabbytalk.com/01212006/hermit-crabs/ One of the methods we use to tell the difference between a rugosus and ecudorian hermit crab is by the stitch marks on the big pincher. Rugosus hermit crabs have very prominent stitch marks as shown in the picture above, but the equadorian's are less obvious. News around ... http://www.crabbytalk.com/01202006/hermit-crab-stitch-marks/ This is a juvenile (young) perlatus hermit crab, commonly called a strawberry hermit crab or straw. You can tell that it's a juvenile because of the red and white coloring; it takes many years for a strawberry hermit crab to become bright red. I have had one of ... http://www.crabbytalk.com/01162006/hermit-crab-species-juvenile-perlatus-hermit-crab-the-strawberry-hermit-crab/ In order to properly care for your land hermit crab you really need to determine what species you own. The most common species of hermit crabs found in the United States are as follows: Some of the common identifying characteristics of the Rugosus hermit crab or commonly called ruggie are: ... http://www.crabbytalk.com/01122006/what-kind-of-hermit-crab-do-you-have/ Yes! Hermit crabs do poop. Typically, they will collect their poop in their shell and periodically scoop it out of their shell. Hermit crab poop is very small and if you have a tiny or micro hermit crab you may not even be able to find it in ... http://www.crabbytalk.com/01112006/hermit-crab-care-do-hermit-crabs-poop/