Hermit crabs are social creatures that can make great family pets. Hermit crabs live on land and use empty shells for protection. If you take proper care of them, a hermit crab can be your companion ...

Growing up, my family vacationed most summers in a beach town just up the coast from us. There, seemingly every street corner was punctuated with a store selling souvenirs, American flag beach towels, ...

Dear Joanne: Generally, we deal with cat and dog questions, but we welcome a question about one of our favorite inverterbrates: the hermit crab. There are numerous varieties, but the one most often ...

Dr. Marty Becker is the veterinary contributor to "Good Morning America" and hosts "Top Vets Talk Pets" on www.healthradionetwork.com. He is also author of "Fitness Unleashed: A Dog and Owner's Guide ...

It's a summer tradition in many beach and boardwalk towns: you buy the kids a hermit crab in a brightly painted shell, take it home, and then, usually, it dies. You figure they don't live very long, ...

I suppose I always just assumed all the hermit crabs dotting tiny tanks at beach stores were the same type of hermit crab. If I’m being really honest, I never knew there was more than one type of ...