HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Priority is just the shipping method through USPS, which is also often delayed these days sadly. Nearly all businesses still take just as much time to fill all orders no matter which shipping method is chosen for it.

Drains aren't meant to handle heavy solids like sand and gravel, and if you have a septic system for sure do not because the only way it is coming out is with pumping! I know we all do it, but it is a risk. I've had to have gravel pulled out of the main drain in my house before.... Or that time I ba...

It should work but you may need to play with the settings. Most come with an automatic shutoff after a period of time, for safety. That's something to watch as well!

You can kill the mold with hydrogen peroxide and then treat the item with heat and salt, and return it once cleaned and dry!

We really should test this - if they react to a moving shadow cast by the infrared light, you'll know if they can see it!

Some hair will remain at all times, especially that thick claw beard on the inside joint. They never go completely bald! Crabs in captivity who are enjoying a cushy life may not loose much at all - compared to wild crabs who often have a lot worn away by the time their next molt comes around.

2 days should be okay to dig him out. Have a small container (like for magarine or sour cream) filled with moss or moist paper towels, and leave him in there while he is with you. Make sure the temperature stays above 72. Moving a 29 gallon filled with sand will be heavy and dangerous. It will have ...

I would put a vote in for Rugosus. Mine is active both day and night, and they stay relatively small so aren't as likely to need an enormous enclosure. Really nice hermit crabs.

Brevimanus are the largest species!

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Fri Jul 24, 2020 2:58 am

Does that also work to kill insects/eggs? I'd rather boil than bake and my freezer is full...

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Yes! And it's often better than freezing if you live anyplace where it also freezes in winter - bugs have ways of surviving cold temps.

That'a not a bad outcome!

Did you give them both a bath? It probably has nothing to do with the shells and instead is a territorial issue. Dunking them in the same water (like the pools!) makes them smell the same. It can help mitigate some aggression.

Dunk them both in the pool, and rinse a few choice shells in saltwater. If they are serious though, one will continue to attack the other and will need contained separately.

Yes, these need to be kept 100% submerged. They are not land crabs, even though they can be found above the water line in the wild scavenging for food. Extended periods (days) above water can cause lasting and sometimes permanent damage, even though they can survive for a few weeks on land in some c...

What about pool filter sand? It is also well regulated, and pure quartz. Sometimes there are pool supply retailers in really odd places!

Playsand has specifically been washed and screened, and because it is for kids the composition is well regulated. Basalite has a single MSDS for all their products, which states only "60%-100%" quartz sand. You want it to all be quartz sand. I'd be cautious since they aren't very forthcoming with wh...