Hermit Crab Care: Habitat, Food, Health, Behavior, Shells, and lots more. The complete Hermit Crab Pet Book

A must have! Lots of info… enjoyed it!

This book Is 1 of the best animal care manuals I have ever read! I have kept numerous kinds of animals from reptiles, birds And small mammals But I never considered hermit crabs. Thanks to this book I now know how to properly care for them and what to expect in terms of the work involved and the rewards of keeping these tiny pets. I suspect there will be some crabs in my future.

5-Stars ALL the way --- cover-to-cover!Saturday night, I bought this book...desperate for info on Ecuadorian Hermit Crabs...mine had stopped eating, drinking, & coming out of their shells completely. I was scared they were dying...The pet stores really tried hard to help with GREAT advice & sympathy...but nothing seemed to help.So many people had said to offer ALL crabs SALT WATER. And I had given them a SMALL dish of it plus a LARGE bowl of chlorine-free water to swim in.Well, that is the EXACT OPPOSITE of what Ecuadorian Hermit Crabs REQUIRE TO LIVE!!! And I learned that HERE in THIS BOOK!So, I immediately reversed the containers (putting the chlorine-free water in the SMALL dish and the SALT WATER in the LARGE bowl.The next morning, I found 2 of my 4 Ecuadorians SOAKING in the SALT WATER! And later in the day, a 3rd was SOAKING in the SALT WATER --- WITHOUT HIS SHELL!!!I am THRILLED to say...that all 4 Ecuadorian Hermit Crabs are back to normal! But now, I simply CANNOT KEEP THEM AWAY FROM THEIR DAILY SALT WATER SPA Routine!

We have had our little hermies for about three weeks. They at first seemed depressed but then started fighting all the time and wrecking their home. So instead of getting them counseling, I sought out a guide because it became clear the pet store did not tell us everything on how to care for these little guys, and they did not have a hermit care guide like this available at the store but rather a pamphlet. This book did explain different behaviors and how to help your hermit cope which of course the pet store left out. I really like the section about their dietary needs and treats that you can safely give them. I was wondering why one of them was stealing my popcorn. Since we just started on their crabitat, I found the shopping list and pricing helpful as we plan to expand and decorate their home. I am very glad I found this book to help me care for my hermit crabs as it fills in the holes that the glorious pet store left out when they sold them to us.

I didn't realize so much went into having a hermit crab as a pet. Unfortunately, I like most people only see or buy hermit crabs when visiting the beach. Those poor crabs have the shells painted and usually die within a few days/weeks. Following the directions in this book, I have had my hermit crab for over 3 months and going.

I set up a crabitat in my daughter's 6th grade class. I gave them a crash course on proper care of hermies then gifted this book with the crabitat as a resourse for thier research. They all loved being able to read all of the research on the care and safe keeping of hermies. Awesome resource for the novice and intermediate hermie caregiver.

I bought this for my son and its been just the guide book he was after. Thanks!

This book covered everything that I needed to know. I recommend this book to everyone who wants to get some hermit crabs. This book covers things like the two most popular breeds, what you need to buy, basic care, a commonly asked questions section, and Link's to useful websites (on the Kindle version not sure about the physical book.)