A primer on the many types of land hermit crabs
that exist with links to more information.
If you have a photo you would like to add to this
page, please email it to species@crabstreetjournal.com
or add it to the CSJ's
interactive photo gallery in the species category. If you
don't know what species your hermit crabs are you can send us
an email
and our species experts wll send a reply with the species type
or ask for more information/photos.
For the species identification to be made you
will need to include photos of the big claw, eyes and what the
crab looks like when the big pincer is covering the shell opening.
Montage of photos of land hermit crabs owned
by Rob E.