The larval crabs will live on ocean plankton, molting through several stages before acquiring a shell of their own and coming back to land. Hermit crabs don’t breed well in captivity ...

There will be days you never see your hermit crabs, especially while they’re molting. However, around feeding times and at night, you can watch them scuttle around and explore their cages.

“These Mukilteo beaches represent a location where Dungeness crab molt shells have accumulated many times in the past on the shoreline,” he wrote. “Crabs of certain size categories and sex ...

The substrate should be at least 3–6 inches deep to allow them to dig and molt. Incorporate some climbing structures into their habitat. Hermit crabs love to climb, so include natural ...