Angela Sayre

Crustacean Plantation

Welcome to Crustacean Plantation! In 2019, Angela and her family moved to Tavernier, Florida (the Florida Keys) only to find that they were not the only family in residence. Not long after moving in their 3 dogs; Jimmy Frank, George and Martha started alerting them to the presence of HERMIT CRABS. It was not just one or two hermit crabs but a plethora of wild Hermit Crabs. It appears that their home is perfectly situated by an ocean point 400 feet away and protected county land around their home. Hermit Crabs use their back yard as a short cut in their search for shells and fresh water. It’s essentially a “Hermie Highway”. Angela and family watch over the wild Hermies, while they stop by for a drink of fresh water or a snack under the bird feeder. There are also “Transfer Stations” set up around the yard to allow for Shell Shopping opportunities for those looking to upgrade. The Florida Keys is a Marine Sanctuary and while Hermit Crabs are not endangered, living in a tourist area people love to take home shells as souvenirs of their vacation. Crustacean Plantation hopes to share their story with others in an effort to promote, “take a picture leave the shell” to help preserve wild hermit crabs way of life. Crustacean Plantation is truly a wild Waystation. Here is their Story…

Brenda Cosola

Communicator. Explorer. Frog breeder.

LIVING WITH A CRABAHOLIC: Interviews with Partners and Children of Crazy Crab People

Brianna Lamb

HERMITS IN THE LIBRARY

A look at hermit crabs in literature from the earliest appearances to today.

Cathy Biddle

Hermit Crab Enthusiast $ Hermie Business Owner

Started Cathy's Creations AU, QLD as a first time hermie mum helping ppl around Australia provide natural healthy food for their hermies

Christine Sandberg

In it for the Long Haul

Hermit Crab Enthusiast! 5 PPs in a 65 gallon tank. Minnesota. Join me on Instagram @christinescrabcare!

Corina Headrick

Australian Hermit Crab Association Q&A

Hermit House Breeder, Corina Headrick (Australia) will be on hand to chat about care, breeding, and adoption.

Christopher Tudge

Professor of Biology

Dr. Tudge is a reproductive biologist with particular interests in the reproductive biology of invertebrates. His research focuses on the reproductive cells and associated structures, evolutionary mechanisms, and reproductive behaviors of marine decapod crustaceans (shrimps, crabs, crayfish and lobsters). He also has experience dealing with other invertebrate and vertebrate groups and his knowledge of reproduction in crustaceans can be directly applied to other taxa. He uses this interest in crustacean reproduction to investigate the evolutionary history (phylogeny) of particular crabs in the marine environment and his work has direct application to aquaculture of commercial species and conservation of marine and freshwater crustaceans.

Coenobita Curiosities Dan

Coenobita Curiosities

Samantha and Dan provide safe and fun items to entertain and enrich your hermit crabs lives! Find us at Coenobita Curiosities on Etsy!

FELIX ADHI PRAMONO

Hermit Crab & Seashell Seller, Book Author on Hermit Crab (in Indonesia)

Felix Pramono is a Species Expert, Hermit Crab & Seashell Seller located in Indonesia

Stacy Griffith

LHCOS President

LHCOS President and The Crab Street Journal owner

Hedra Andrew

FURLESS FRIENDS: How Hermit Crabs Opened up My Allergy-Ridden World

FURLESS FRIENDS: How Hermit Crabs Opened up My Allergy-Ridden World

Hunter Smith

ESCAPE ARTISTS

What to do when your pet hermit crab escapes.

Evelyn Spencer

SHELLS Q&A

Owner of Hermit Harbor, shell seller, and crab rescuer.

Jeanne Singhass

Moss Lady

Jeanne Singhass is a forager extraordinaire, committed to generously sharing her knowledge and methods as a way to help other keepers forage for their hermit crabs.

Jeff Songster

Crab Con Team Member

Crab Survival 101: Steps to Take Before and During a Natural Disaster

Jeremy Pratt

KRAFTY KRABBY

Owner of the Etsy store Krafty Krabby demonstrates some techniques for making your own crabitat items.

Jessica Valderrama

IN THE CRAB KITCHEN WITH JESSICA

Jessica Valderrama moderates several crab groups on Facebook and runs the Land Hermit Crab Education Center.

Jessilyn Schultz

Owner at BaskeyCrabs

Crab parent 🖤🐚🦀

Jessica Lesbirel

SCAVENGER HUNT!

Jessica Lesbirel reprises her role as crab game master from 2023's in-person event and takes attendees on a wild race to find crab-themed items in your home. There will be prizes!

Janie Groeling

Navigating Social Media

Janie Groeling regularly advocates for hermit crabs on TikTok and Instagram, spreading the word and educating her followers.

Jay Dasilva

Speaker CrabCon21

- Plant and animal enthusiast - Science nut (particularly biology)

Judith Weis

Professor Emerita

Pollution effects on wild hermit crabs

Kayla Dixon

Hermit House Intern

Kayla Dixon is a hermit house intern who currently has 11 hermit crabs. Kayla is a passionate keeper who is proud to have hermit crabs as some of her many pets.

Kelly Elder

HERMIT CRABS AND HUMAN HEALING

Kelly is the owner and operator of South of the Ocean.

Kiri Surma

WHERE THE MAGIC HAPPENS: Bringing Crab-Safe Products to Market

Kiri Surma takes us behind the scenes with some of our favorite vendors.

Michelle Stephens

Persuasive Speaking for Crabbers

LHCOS Board of Directors member.

Darcy Madsen

Teacher, You Tube - CrabCentralStation- Local Representative of Land Hermit Crab Owners Society

Crab Central Station founder and educator.

Maribel Demkowicz

KIDS SAY THE DARN--CRABBIEST--THINGS!

A fun compilation of our crazy crab kids talking about their pet hermit crabs.

Alison Brant

A Crabby Canadian

Mother to 2 kids, 2 Siamese and 9 PP Hermits** ** number subject to increase

Larisa Meeks

SHORELINE

SHORELINE: the news magazine created especially for hermit crab enthusiasts.

Melanie DeVore

Monitoring Coenobita clypeatus Populations

Melanie DeVore is professor of biology at Georgia College, where she has taught since 1999. She holds appointments at the Center for Biology & Society and School of Life Sciences at Arizona State University and is Research Associate in Paleobotany at the Burke Museum, University of Washington. She is also Honorary Research Fellow in the Center of Excellence in Biodiversity & Natural Resource Management at the University of Rwanda. DeVore holds a Ph.D. in botany from The Ohio State University.

Mary Akers

HERMIT HOUSE Founder

Breeder of land hermit crabs, founder of Crab Con and Hermit House.

Kyara Penny

Aussie Adoptions

Aussie Adoption

Sue Brown

Pioneer Hermit Crab breeder with second generation captive bred babies in 2021.

I'm a retired primary school teacher from NSW Australia.

Scott Guyton

LET'S PLAY: Another Crab's Treasure, Livestream Game Overview

Scott Guyton has been actively gaming for fifteen years.

Shawn Miller

Wildlife photographer

Shawn Miller is a wildlife photographer based in Okinawa, Japan. He documents the wild hermit crabs of Okinawa and their use of trash as shells. He then offers the crabs an opportunity to "exchange" their trash homes for beautiful, natural shells.

Holly Suddeth

CLAWS IN THE CLASSROOM

Holly manages the LHCOS Claws in the Classroom program, designed to help teachers and their classroom crabs.

Colton Roth

CHOPPED: Exploring Crab Cuisine with Colton

Colton is an avid, younger hermit crab keeper with a passion for creating nutritious and appealing hermit crab foods.

Tammy Weick

The Hermit Crab Patch

IS IT MATING? Learn the signs of hermit crab mating.

Valerie Ruhl

HERMIT CRAB BLOOPERS

Valerie Ruhl compiled a hilarious blooper reel of hermit crab blunders for our viewing pleasure.

Vivian Van

LET'S KEEP CRBBING! Providing Ethically Sourced Items and Brainstorming Solutions

Hermit Obsessionist since Spring of 2018!

Keith Winkelman

Aspiring hermit crab breeder!

My day job is in cyber security but I'm dedicated to improving the global hermit crab situation and captive breeding.