However, having hermit crabs as pets isn’t a decision you should make ... especially while they’re molting. However, around feeding times and at night, you can watch them scuttle around ...

Hermit crabs don’t breed well in captivity, and so the numerous land hermit crabs seen in pet stores and tourist shops are taken from the wild, which is considered an unsustainable practice.

The Solano County Democratic Central Committee’s annual fund-raising event is coming up, bringing back the crab feed after a multi-year hiatus and welcoming speakers from Congress and the Senate.