South of the Ocean

08/01/2024

Did some harvesting and prepping for the shop while on vacation!

Shrimply Irresistible is back in stock!! Available in 1/2 oz, 1oz and 3oz sizes.

https://southoftheocean.etsy.com/listing/1503260618

07/30/2024

The other day I stopped a lady and some kids at Molasses Keys Preserve from taking shells.

~ She yelled back at me saying, But these are EMPTY!!!!
~ I calmly told her no, please put them down, wild hermit crabs NEED those empty shells. She dropped them.

This guy here is from Molassas Key. 😩

Leave the shell folks. Please help me say this loud enough to those in the back!!!

07/11/2024

We are open and loaded with new bundles and items! Thanks for being crazy about hermit crabs!! Happy Crab Con everyone!

07/10/2024

Saying goodbye to our faithful friend Turk today. My little sugar face is 15. He was the best shop and life companion! This has become his chair here in the shop. I’m gonna really miss my friend but thankful he’ll be out of pain.♥️

06/19/2024

Awesome podcast with Mary Akers and Stacy Griffith talking all about our beloved hermit crabs!

Latest episode drop now!

https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/artemis-diaries/episodes/Chapter-19-Speak-for-the-Animals-e2kuv15

Chapter 19: Speak for the Animals

We finish off this season with a twofer guest! Stacy and Mary are hermit crab enthusiasts that are making a huge difference in the hermit crab world! I am honored to have shared this time with them talking all about these little creatures. I learned so much! Please pop in and listen to how hermit crabs are far more sentient then we ever realized, how shelling is impacting our planet, and the differences you can make for our earths cleanup crew.

If you're interested in hearing Mary's other interview with NPR, here's that link: https://youtu.be/8Gf31MJFK9s?si=TqLo83uzFM5kF-3J

If you would like to get involved in Claws in the Classroom:
https://lhcos.org/claws-in-the-classroom/

Join the Land Hermit Crab Owners Society:
https://lhcos.org/

Get and amazing Hermit House Tshirt:
https://www.bonfire.com/hermit-house/

Join Hermit House as a donor:
https://linktr.ee/hermithouse?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=eb9ea1a2-3c89-4f53-b970-8a2c0db31896

06/15/2024

I call this step “stick pickin’”!!! 😂 Leaf litter is NOT expensive. It’s valuable! It takes a TON of time to make with our shop’s quality AND in the large bags we sell. It’s also a staple of the hermit crabs’ diet, provides many essential nutritional benefits and they eat a TON of it!!

These will all become part of “A Taste of Home” native leaf litter & will be available 7/11 at CrabCon !!

100% of the proceeds from the sales of this item will be donated to Crustacean Plantation!

06/05/2024

Spirulina is a blue-green algae which contains protein, vitamins, essential fatty acids, amino acids, minerals, and phytonutrients. Blue spirulina is derived from green spirulina, but the blue version has a more concentrated amount of the potent antioxidant phycocyanin. This gives it an edge in terms of antioxidant power!

All ingredients in our shop are completely made by nature…we would never put junk or fake things in your crabbies food. ♥️ The color is so vibrant I don’t want anyone to think otherwise!

06/01/2024

Our crew got the last of ”Venison Stew” this morning. It’s been a long time since they’ve had this recipe….and it shows!

Not restocking this one for a while - there’s a few left in the shop. 😊

05/28/2024

We’re so excited this shop will be at Crab Con 2024! These tiny handmade Misfits crabs make us so happy!! Looking forward to adding to our collection. ♥️

04/23/2024

Where we get organically fed, unvaccinated bunny poo for your hermit crabs’ food! They all live close by and are so sweet…the humans, too! ♥️

04/18/2024

Healthy hermies and happy humans are our goal!

https://southoftheocean.etsy.com

04/11/2024

Please leave the shells but take the memories.

Working on educational material to share locally. The more information we can share, the more folks will understand our mission.
Come to the Keys, but leave the Shells Please!!!
Our wild native hermit crabs need them to live long healthy lives… up to 50 years!!!

Www.crustaceanplantation.org

04/10/2024

Thank you for all of your love and support- We are SO grateful!! 💙

04/07/2024

We’d love for hermit crabs to become a living monument in Haiti…for starters. That’s where most of US sold crabs come from.

04/06/2024

This makes us so happy! Our high quality food helps our hermit crabs be healthy, nourished and active!

03/25/2024

My mother-in-law came for a visit and brought these surprises…which she made!! I love them so much! 🐚 🦀 ♥️

03/14/2024

02/23/2024

The bunny poo will be featured in a new recipe launching soon!! Oh, the crazy things our crabbies eat. 🥰

49 likes, 7 comments. “Just a small fraction of all the love we put into our hermie food😊”

02/22/2024

Three days of hermit crab everything with as many other hermit crab fanatics as possible!! See you there?? (Psst…It’s all online this year! !!)

Crab Con is open to EVERYONE.

We welcome new crab owners, the accidental hermit-crab owner, experienced crab keepers with dream crabitats, hardworking captive breeders, dedicated aspiring breeders, the "I'll-never-breed-a-hermit-crab" keeper, the "what's-a-molt" keeper, and the "is-50-crabs-too-many?" keeper! We welcome academics, experts, and novices alike to our conference.

It's true that Crab Con is presented by Hermit House and sponsored by Land Hermit Crab Owners Society, but it isn't a conference *for* Hermit House and Land Hermit Crab Owners Society, it's a conference that *for* EVERYONE. Regardless of what group you belong to, (or even if you aren't in any groups), you're welcome here.

We have talks from the hermit crab community, the exotic pet community, professors and researchers, environment advocates, and those on the front lines of captive breeding advancements. We have talks that are perfect for the first time and 47th time crab keeper, those young and not-quite-as-young alike, those beginning crab keepers and those been-there-done that crab keepers.

It takes a colony to help the hermit crabs -- both in-captivity and in the wild. We need you to be apart of our colony! The more attendees and collaborators we have, the more chances we'll have to truly help the crabs. Please join us!

Learn more crabcon.org

02/14/2024

Cutest little Valentine’s loves ever! Let’s treat our wild and exotic pets with all the love and care. ♥️💕

02/02/2024

Grab your annual Crab Con T and your purchase benefits Hermit House, too!

Which color did you choose? I got the light blue one!

Help Keep Wild Crabs Wild through education, conservation, and captive breeding.. Wear your Crab Con t-shirt proudly to help bring awareness to the plight of wild-caught...

02/01/2024

Ever wonder just HOW small baby hermit crabs truly are? Here's a visual for you--these are 200 of their first shells, hand-picked from a larval whelk egg casing, ready to be put into use by one of our Hermit House breeders working hard to help Keep Wild Hermit Crabs Wild. That's right, two HUNDRED baby crabs could fit into a 1.5" x 1.5" baggie--with room to spare.

Even if you never give captive-breeding a try yourself, there are MANY worthwhile contributions you can make towards advancing captive-breeding. For example, you could handpick tiny shells out of larval whelk casings. Or you could contribute financially to help us source these critical supplies for our breeders. We are a 501c3 nonprofit and financial gifts are tax-deductible. linktr.ee/hermithouse

01/28/2024

Please leave shells 🐚 on the beaches! Our collecting for pleasure causes hermie homelessness which kills them.

01/27/2024

https://southoftheocean.etsy.com

01/01/2024

Shop to reopen Jan. 8th. I managed to fall in the airport and give myself a concussion 🤕😵‍💫 traveling home from what was otherwise the best Christmas break ever! Everything will be in stock plus some new items!!

12/25/2023

12/09/2023

JUST LISTED! A few items left from the sold out Merry Crabmas bundle! Each is available individually.

Customized stocking, Ornament full of flavored puffed millet and 2 NEW complete meals: O Tannenbaum, O Tannin Bomb and Feast of the Seven Fishes.

Use this link to go straight to the “Crabmas Items” section of the shop:
https://southoftheocean.etsy.com?section_id=46596787