Growing up, my family vacationed most summers in a beach town just up the coast from us. There, seemingly every street corner was punctuated with a store selling souvenirs, American flag beach towels, ...

Hermit crabs are social creatures that can make great family pets. Hermit crabs live on land and use empty shells for protection. If you take proper care of them, a hermit crab can be your companion ...

A viral TikTok is currently opening people’s eyes to why they should adopt a hermit crab in need, rather than purchasing one from a pet shop or beach store. The heartbreaking video was uploaded by ...

Dear Joanne: Generally, we deal with cat and dog questions, but we welcome a question about one of our favorite inverterbrates: the hermit crab. There are numerous varieties, but the one most often ...

Most people think of hermit crabs as small beach dwellers that make good pets. Although they start small, hermit crabs can grow to a large size. In the wild, they can live more than thirty years. In ...

I suppose I always just assumed all the hermit crabs dotting tiny tanks at beach stores were the same type of hermit crab. If I’m being really honest, I never knew there was more than one type of ...