How do hermit crabs reproduce?

[BlackOnyx]

How do ya get baby hermits?

[doody]

I gotta hear the answer.
BTW, why the heck are you thinking bout this friday after midnight? What kind of sick perv are ya?

[Entropy]

It is pretty close to impossible in a normal aquarium. If you have fish, forget about it. Try doing a google search on the particular type of hermit you want to know about it. :)

[Blown 346]

I see little hermits in my tank all the time, the ones I do have arent that tiny. The small ones have to come from somewhere right?

[thedog]

The hermit gods.... just play some soft music and turn the moon lights on.

[BlackOnyx]

so now one knows?

[BV4fish]

I have heard of people saying that they see a clutch of eggs on the abdomen of their hermit crabs. They see them when the shell is over turned and the crab has to come out a significant amount to reach the substrate/rock to correctly orient itself. My guess would be some sort of external fertilization, but that is purely a guess.