HCA: Hermit Crab Association

I have offered him/her many new shells as he does not fit in his/her broken shell. So far doesn’t seem to care for them. He likely wants how light it is, as it's easier to carry with missing limbs. He also probably needs slightly bigger, because his abdomen will still match that big claw of his. If...

It may not be the first time he lost limbs, which can make the BP look even larger than normal. It takes several molts for everything to catch back up in size!

Look like you changed your email address and I'm thinking it may have been entered wrong? I can get you back on with your original username if you'd like, just let me know!

I don't know why those online calculators are always off! Unless I just always seem to find the bad ones. You are the queen when it comes to judging tank sizes from pictures without and dimensions! 8) Some it has to do with the thickness of the glass and the framing throwing off the measurements, a...

The measurements make it a standard 40 gallon.

These look like marine hermits, and there is a good chance they are not babies but just a small species. I would still report if you have that option. It is likely illegal collection, but depending on where they are it may not be or not be enforced well.

There was an innate fear of all mints back in the day, but other people had been feeding spearmint and peppermint without knowing about it - and the crabs were fine. Crabs don't tend to like very fragrent herbs, but it doesn't seem to harm them. (I did food trials with peppermint and spearmint mysel...

I wouldn't be worried, just make sure there is always food available for it to eat - and it will eat the same meals as the hermits. Crickets are generally only a problem if you get a breeding pair, or you have an already gravid female. Then you can end up with clouds of baby crickets and those you w...

Yeah, it's healed over. So this is a really common injury in hermits, and I've never found out why. I have had dozens over the years with this exact wound in various stages of healing. I think it's from fighting with other crabs - it's where another crabs legs would dig in to get a solid hold to des...

Reptiles can end up with respiratory infections at the drop of a hat. If it truly is airtight, it is not safe to use for any length of time. They need constant airflow, they are not hermit crabs. It needs air vents, period. I am also seriously concerned about escapes if you leave it opened. A snake ...

Thank you curly!! very impressive! Do you put your camera into the tank? Do you just use your phone camera? These are through the glass, though depending on where she is and what she is doing, I can often snap pics inside. Using the regular Samsung S10 camera app. I think I took all of these using t...

I love taking photos of her! https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200317/4c988e8b9b0e7d3772e29503b8c8015e.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200317/bcfcf69e6e160839a7554171314b8ff9.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200317/c86270046787ee5a28680fd1c0a42003.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/2...

It's an emergency, though I'm not sure anything can be done at this point. What kind of body parts? Can you share an image via the Tapatall app? Without knowing if it was a crab or just exo it's hard to know what to suggest. Even if it was just exo, if it makes for most of a shed then you have a fre...

Yes! Mine have always liked them, and almost all are naturally pesticide-free because of the conditions they need to grow.

I wouldn't mess with it unless it seems to be spreading. They don't scab over and heal like we do, because they can only regrow their hard exoskeleton during a moult. What happens instead is that any exposed flesh from under the exo will harden and blacken, and create a temporary and much weaker sea...