My kids came running in tot he house saying theres a huge animal in front of the house! I went out and found this it has a shell like a snail and a body like a crab, I don't live near the water or the woods so no idea were it came from any help would be appreciated

Looks like someone in the neighborhood let a hermit crab go wild how big was it

http://www.google.com/search?safe=off&biw=1600&bih=775&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=hermit+crab&oq=hermit+crab&gs_l=img.3..0l10.591636.596414.0.596621.13.9.1.3.4.0.176.685.8j1.9.0....0...1c.1.27.img..0.13.717.3Wg_I-teS9o

 

Hermit crab!

someones pet hermit crab let loose

 

http://pets.petsmart.com/guides/hermit-crabs/index.shtml

1000% hermit crab.. have you never been down to the boardwalk?

agree with the above..  looks likes someone's pet hermit crab got loose or was let go.. 

Not enough meat for a small appetizer. 

Hermit Crab cool shell too... I had them in a tank for a while salt water ones, got to see one switch shells one time, blink of an eye and done i could not believe how fast it swapped.. I knew it was coming cause it checked out the other shell for a while drug it around the tank..

feed it and find a home for it .

Are you keeping him? He needs a small glass tank. A heating pad on THE WALL and a big dish of water. Don't know how's he's still alive. They need FRESH water with NO TABLE SALT or chlorine in it, poland springs or something. They keep some in their shell and wet their gills to breath.

Tank should be 72-85. You can put a paper towel on the bottom of the cage and get him some driftwood to climb around on from petsmart or somewhere similar. And a little tunnel to hide under.

They are called hermit crabs but are actually lobsters with a soft abdomen. As long as the cage is at the right temp and the hunidity inside is abive 70%, they can live for decades in captivity.

They eat corn tortillas, mango, papaya, love shredded coconut, dried brine shrimp, bloodworms, honey, apples, etc.

That one is a land hermit and is called a Caribbean purple pincher. You can pick then up and put them in your hand, if they feel like they are going to fall they will pinch to hold on but not hurt you unless you scare the crap outta them. Keep your hand flat and taught so there is no folds on your skin to grab onto. Gently hold him down in the flat hand with your other hand so he knows he's not going to fall.

someones pet hermit crab let loose

 

http://pets.petsmart.com/guides/hermit-crabs/index.shtml

this link has all the care info and such

If you are not going to keep him, put him in a small box and bring him to petco ir petsmart by costco in lakewood. He won't live a few days without fresh water. PM me if you have any questions.

Are you keeping him? He needs a small glass tank. A heating pad on THE WALL and a big dish of water. Don't know how's he's still alive. They need FRESH water with NO TABLE SALT or chlorine in it, poland springs or something. They keep some in their shell and wet their gills to breath.

Tank should be 72-85. You can put a paper towel on the bottom of the cage and get him some driftwood to climb around on from petsmart or somewhere similar. And a little tunnel to hide under.

They are called hermit crabs but are actually lobsters with a soft abdomen. As long as the cage is at the right temp and the hunidity inside is abive 70%, they can live for decades in captivity.

They eat corn tortillas, mango, papaya, love shredded coconut, dried brine shrimp, bloodworms, honey, apples, etc.

That one is a land hermit and is called a Caribbean purple pincher. You can pick then up and put them in your hand, if they feel like they are going to fall they will pinch to hold on but not hurt you unless you scare the crap outta them. Keep your hand flat and taught so there is no folds on your skin to grab onto. Gently hold him down in the flat hand with your other hand so he knows he's not going to fall.

 

 

cant you give a little more detailed info.. lol

Herpes.

Herpes.

Lol. I've had that so many times.

thanks a lot guys I put him in glass bowl with some water and an apple slice and will bring him to petco tomorrow

cant you give a little more detailed info.. lol

Haha. I have a heart for the little hermits. I got one when I was a kid, a decade and half later the little bastard is still alive. Big as your fist. His name... Fish Taco

NOT in the water. His legs will fall off, haha. Put a little bowl of water in there with him.

Please follow my link for care directions

Boiling water, 4 minutes

I would ask your neighbors. Probably a little kids' pet that lost it.

old bay and drawn butter

old bay and drawn butter

 

WTH is 'drawn' butter anyway?

WTH is 'drawn' butter anyway?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drawn_butter

Just keep it.. LoL

dude I can't believe you didn't know what that was.

dude I can't believe you didn't know what that was.

+1. How do you live in jersey and not know what a hermit crab is? Lolz

+1. How do you live in jersey and not know what a hermit crab is? Lolz

 

He was thrown for a loop because it is a land crab.

My brother has 5 or 6 of these that he's kept alive for almost 10 years.  

Lunch.