"It stunts their growth and shortens their lifespan," Sayre told SWNS about what happens when hermit crabs try to live without proper shells. "When people take shells from the beach, they're ...

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Two Taiwanese men were arrested in Okinawa, Japan on suspicion of possessing 998 land hermit crabs without proper ...

Instead, hermit crabs have a hard exoskeleton on the front part of their bodies but a soft tail on the other half, which they protect using the discarded shells of other animals, like whelks.

However, far too many shells are harvested, leaving many in the wild without easy access to a larger shell to upgrade into. This isn’t to say that you shouldn’t get a hermit crab as a pet.

A hermit crab rescuer is sharing a rare look at the fascinating moment of a hermit crab changing shells.

A hermit crab rescuer is sharing a rare look at the fascinating moment of a hermit crab changing shells. According to SWNS, Angela Sayre, the founder of Crustacean Plantation, a nonprofit organization ...