How Hermit Crabs Choose Their Shells

In the tropical paradise of Belize, the hermit crabs have a problem.
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In Belize, hermit crabs have outgrown their homes, or their shells have become worse for wear. To find out how they resolve their housing issues, Spy Hermit Crab goes undercover.
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[@OliviaLovesPugs]

That little hermit crab robot camera was so cool! It’s so amazing to watch how organized and cooperative they all were with each other, and it seems like everyone left content. Great footage, super interesting!

[@annettewatkins2677]

This tickled me 👍I was smiling and giggling thru the whole video 🙂 It's the little things 🐌❣️Thanks for this moment! Blessed day to everyone 🙏💛

[@thomas2thumbs]

Imagine being a hermit crab and stumbling on a video of you with your whole bare ass out for the world to see, in what was such a vulnerable time of your life. Lol

[@scoper7897]

Grow up hater

[@nelsona9381]

Oh my the crab realized he's not suited to become a cameraman

[@stephanieyee9784]

This video is fantastic. I had no idea hermit crabs were so fascinating. Thank you for teaching me something new. 🐚🦀

[@themeadowsgroupchat9454]

The hermit crab felt something off about the Cam shell caught a bad feeling like this ain’t homemade like the rest lol

[@StarfleetUnderground]

My mouth dropped when that crab took the camera/shell! This video was so cool! Thank you!

[@duckymomdiary5388]

Me too

[@Sonworshipper]

I have a hermit crab as a pet. They had HUGE crabs. I picked mine bc he didn’t have a crusher claw to protect himself. He is now regenerating a new one.

[@alanvanwyk3474]

The house swop meet is so cool... Was worried that one would be with out a home that fits but they where so organized

[@alanvanwyk3474]

Lol should have watched to the end😂

[@creamlass]

Amazing footage, i wasnt aware of the shell shuffle

[@momo7gato]

I like watching my hermies do this. There is ALWAYS some drama with one crab wanting the shell of another. Gets rather violent occasionally with limbs being pulled off to get to the shell.

[@RestoAyetah]

Why not buy more shells for your pets? I have my hermit, he’s 3 years old now… his name is Krabby, I buy him, a pack of 6 different 🐚 twice a year. He always busy checking them, constantly change shells every another week. I guess her it crabs have their taste of fashion seasons like us, humans.

[@shadydaemon4178]

@@RestoAyetah It's not that simple. The new shells they receive must be the perfect size and condition.

[@astick5249]

@@shadydaemon4178 Which is why they bought theirs 6 new ones twice a year

[@paulafigueiredo1745]

👏👏👏 You never disappoint Nature on PBS 🦀

[@twinflowerfioretta]

Haha fantastic shots ! I love Hermit Crabs, saw once one without a shell surching for a new one - he looked so fragile ! .....but he found finally a nice bigger one, i was so lucky 🤩much Thanks PBS 💙👍

[@TinaWina1]

This was awesome! Thank you! ❤

[@stacycoon3612]

I needed this iny life.

[@RestoAyetah]

Amazing how well hermit crabs behave in their own world much better than us, human race… we should follow their example to make it better world for our future generations.

[@THE-BUNKEN-DRUM]

It's not all "sunshine & lollipops." A lot of the times, they fight over the shells. Some fights can be quite vicious, leading to amputation & in many cases, like the 1 seen here, they even get their homes "burgled" right off their back, by another 'jealous' Hermit Crab. I suppose they're not so different to us after all.

[@kennedyworn5276]

That is like rules in the society. It seems there was fighting in the past over shells so they made rules.

[@SidK26]

Absolutely amazing!

[@sohaillaghari273]

So beautiful

[@sjfanning7711]

Wow! That is SO cool!

[@CHEEBnRUN]

Hermit crab swap meet. Amazing

[@AshleyPaquin1]

absolutely brilliant.

[@caroledwards1182]

That was awesome! It's amazing that they are able to tell sizes so well. I was surprised though that one crab would steal a shell another one was using.

[@ste7en777]

hermit crabs were everywhere a few decades ago

[@donnadriggers5718]

This is cool..

[@PrestonDavidson]

I like how the crab stole the fake shell with the camera

[@kanealoha]

Just amazing!!!

[@lindyjourde7411]

That was fascinating. Who knew?! 😁👌❤️

[@verioffkin]

Wow! You know what I really like about wild nature? There are no permanent wars in that world, there are no hates and tortures. It's only about prey and predator, it's only about game that always ends... Sometimes I feel our big and superior brain is so waste of energy and only leading by our emotions rather than intellect 😔 And that day I drink a lot...

[@verioffkin]

... because I see no way out of this damn matrix .......

[@Sergiu-]

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[@Dayd777]

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[@TheMoni700]

Cute little buddies

[@antillity]

i hope the spy gets his shell back

[@335mikey7]

Amazing how they know exactly what to do

[@M3rce6]

bro became cameraman🤣

[@duckymomdiary5388]

Wow. Amazing. They line up and exchange houses wow

[@g8046000]

Hi, I am a KZbinr from Taiwan. I am making a video of hermit crab. sudddenly I saw your video. I love this video so much and I am wondering if I can use this video for about 5-10 seconds in my video on KZbin. If you are willing please let me know, thank you

[@daakrolb]

There HAS to be a higher power coordinating that. I mean- to line up in order of size?? These little simple things can't have the capacity to comprehend that on their own.

[@ste7en777]

i didn't know they still existed

[@TimeTheory2099]

Thanks Nature/ PBS 👍

[@sailorstu]

I can picture their conversation, You want me to move into Larry's home 😮 But he hasn't cleaned it in months. Could I at least hire a maid first 😖

[@astick5249]

As far as that crab knew it was simply looting a corpse

[@TragoudistrosMPH]

2:29 🦀: not to sound all Tinfoil shelled, but I swear I felt watched...

[@t33mtech59]

"Let's all get together and swap clothes" said no hermits ever. Party Crabs

[@4sGRBqC5wLMbzlKD]

My hermit crab without shell weighs 3 gram, its old shell was also 3 gram. I bought several new shells but the lightest was 4 gram, he changed its old shell to this new 4 gram shell in just a few minutes I put it in. My other new shells are heavy like 6gram and above. So he's stuck with this 4 gram shell until it gets bigger, or can it carry a shell double or triple its body weight ?

[@lexcage6941]

Soo cool😎

[@anas.g]

Schools are boring without you

[@leongliyang6946]

so i'm not the only lady whole give up the waiting line for the fitting room and line up cashier... just grab it from someone else with a big fussed and figth , "HEY !!! EXCUSE ME !!!, I'M THE ONE WHO SAW THIS DRESS IN THE 1ST PLACE AND HAND IT DOWN TO ME , RIGTH NOW" also me after try it on.... "Oh Men !!!, not my taste at all"

[@reek459]

Pranking crabs.....thats just too far 🤣

[@Minymonkey]

This is just the crabs version of "pokemon card trade night"

[@aaronbaron6468]

The crab knew that big brother was watching and decided to reject the totalitarian regime

[@TragoudistrosMPH]

Darn Shell Companies...

[@TheraP2014]

Does anyone know the name of the music at the end please? Will sub, thanks!!

[@vaiosan775]

NOW we know WHERE our home... went ! 😛

[@robertyyii999]

Wait so if every crab wants the next size up, what about the largest crab? Like is there a big empty shell just sitting around?

[@tommyboyz6291]

Bro a POV camera man now

[@rainbowhawk911]

Am I the only one who was reminded of the movie “Under The Boardwalk”?

[@sophiachalloner8951]

He definitely noticed that shell was manmade.

[@Savior649]

I like your video

[@lewishiniski1276]

How do you do, fellow crabs.

[@bundleshairca]

So the homeless crab just decays in the sunlight lol 😢

[@fireeestarter1]

Bro said mine now

[@WJen8]

Their housing market is better than ours at this time... 😅

[@errorgaming8522]

why all hermit crab in this video is Clibanarius ?

[@Dave-te5bs]

I hope that fake shell can last forever

[@beckyknight8655]

how can they be real

[@enigmavita5846]

Poor spy crab 🦀 in last , homeless 😢😂

[@ScottBartos270]

What about fat people like me where was a fat hermit crab I'm going to go find a Shell