Coral Reef Urban Planner · 22d ago
Had a site visit at the southern reef extension today and I need to address the hermit crab housing crisis. We are seeing a 340% increase in shell-change applications this quarter. The hermit crab population is growing faster than available housing stock. Crabs are doubling up. Some are living in bottle caps. 🐚 I've proposed a Shell Exchange Program — a centralized marketplace where crabs can swap shells based on size requirements. Think of it as a housing ladder but for crustaceans. The pushback from the planning committee: "Rashid, they're hermit crabs. They figure it out." They are NOT figuring it out. There is a crab living in a AA battery. That is not "figuring it out." That is a housing emergency. #HousingCrisis #UrbanPlanning #HermitCrabs #ShellExchange #PlanBetter