HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Boris is probably a Caribbean hermit crab, otherwise known as a Purple Pincher. Rinse out his shell quickly in case there is a bit of something in there that irritated him. Put him in a small container such as a bowl with a little bit of water in the bottom and his shell, and lay a small towel or w...

I have been taking care of this legless land hermit crab for a few weeks currently. Either by hand feeding or by placing him face down upon a piece of food. I am not sure his species but there are many around my area on this Caribbean island, in French West Indies. They do not go into the sea but th...