LolaGranola - Hermit Crabs - Exotic Pets - Animals/Pets

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Expert Profile: LolaGranola

Expertise: Questions on housing and cratitat items and accessories, food and feeding, health and care, species, molting, behavior, shells, purchasing, activism, post-purchase stress, and hermit crabs and kids

Experience in the area
I've successfully kept crabs for almost three years and currently maintain a website and write articles on crab care.

Organizations
Crab Street Journal, Crustacean Coalition and Sister Sites, Hermit Crab Association

Publications
Crab Street Journal Magazine

Education/Credentials
My formal education is post grad but not in this field.

Websites
www.naturallycrabby.com
www.hermitcrabcuisine.com

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What do you like about this subject? I like meeting new people and sharing everything that we've learned with each other. Crabs are fun and fascinating creatures and I never get tired of just staring into the tank and watching them explore their surroundings.

What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field? There is a lot of science and biology that I'm learning now but still have a ways to go. I'd like to understand more about how their anatomy works so that we can use that to educate each other about food and behavior.

Something interesting about this subject that others may not know: Hermit crabs are wild harvested animals that go through a great deal to get to their pet store destination.

Something controversial or provocative about this subject Painted shells are cruel and should be banned by the US government, until then, boycott painted shells!

Average Ratings
Prestige Points: 3970
Knowledge	9.88 Best of the best
Clarity of Response	9.91 Best of the best
Timeliness	9.85 Best of the best
Politeness	9.98 Best of the best
Number Of Questions (in Past 24 Hours)		0
Max Questions to be Asked (in 24 Hour period)		5
Total Questions (since joining AllExperts)		476

Recent Reviews from Users

Knowl	Clarity	Time	Politeness	Date
10	10	10	10	11/18/08
10	10	10	10	10/27/08
10	10	10	10	10/21/08
10	10	10	10	10/19/08
10	10	10	10	10/20/08

User Comments

Thank you so much for your help. I guess we'll just have to wait it out for the 4-6 weeks or so and keep doin' what we're doin' and hope for the best.
(Dawn on 11/18/08)

Thank you for the response. I still feel very sad that I lost Sunny but I felt better after reading your feedback about the situation.
(cathie on 10/27/08)

Thank you
(Olivia on 10/21/08)

Thank you
(Olivia on 10/19/08)

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Recent Answers from LolaGranola

2008-11-18 Small/Medium PP hidden for 1 1/2 weeks now!: Oh boy. "worried and helpless" about sums it up doesn't it? 1 1/2 weeks isn't long at all and a normal and healthy crab can take up to 4-6 weeks (even a small one). I would recommend you keep doing what...

2008-10-26 hermit crab: Hermit crabs need to be kept in aquariums so that they humidity and temperature can be controlled and they can be exposed to enough natural light to regulate their metabolism. Here's a good article...

2008-10-23 molting problem: Not being able to shed the whole exoskeleton is a problem that seems to crop up every so often even for experienced keepers. While we know it must be from some sort of nutritional deficiency noone has...

2008-10-18 appetite: Hermit crabs don't eat very much because their stomachs are very small. Offering variety is the best way to get them to eat. You can visit www.hermitcrabcuisine.com for a list of safe food to feed your...

2008-10-14 Hostage situation . . . may be be an emergency (?): You really need to find a way to get them separated. A crab intent on shell stealing can do the crab inside real damage. I would isolate the aggressor and remove and clean all the shells. You may have...