As hermit crabs grow, they will change into new, larger shells. Make sure to have a few clean ... You can place small stones in the dishes that your crab can use as steps. Natural sea sponges can help ...

The hermit crab has a soft abdomen which it protects by occupying shells left empty by dead sea snails and other animals. However as the hermit crab grows it has to find a larger shell. The right ...

Sea sponges and ... still in the water. Hermit crabs (Dardanus megistos) are aquatic, near-shore scavengers that can grow to almost a foot across. Lugging a "borrowed" shell on their backs ...

Another great small pet, Sea Monkeys, or Brine Shrimp ... for their bright-colored golden-clad shells. Living up to the grand ...

While many see tide pooling as a summer activity, the best discoveries often come after the crowds leave and the heat fades.

That small anemone is a sea slug that has evolved to impersonate ... An eel is curled in a hole. A large hermit crab, in its borrowed shell, comes clunking past. And there, sitting on a rock ...

Armed with my camera and macro lens, I wandered down a beautiful white sand beach in search of hermit crabs. They have always fascinated me. They appropriate abandoned sea shells, to protect their ...

The Susami Crustacean Aquarium has set up a unique exhibit consisting of 132 miniature tanks, each of which houses one ...