HCA: Hermit Crab Association

A note on the substrate, you should really try to increase to at least 6 inches for a small crab. Too shallow of a substrate can lead to crabs being dug up or attacked while molting. Here's a good article on the substrate requirements for the differnt size crabs. http://hermitcrabassociation.com/php...

From my research on land hermit crabs, they require a weekly bath (although there is some questioning about this subject as to whether or not it is ,in fact, a requirement) and crab owners often do bathe their hermit crabs Regularly Bathing crabs is an outdated care method. Theres no need to bathe ...

You could try putting the humidifier on a timer so it only sprays for an hour at a time, a few times everyday.

This morning I discovered a 9th hermit crab in my crabitat, I've had most of these crabs for years so it's not like I just lost track of one. The crab is missing both claws and only has two and a half legs. Two days ago I bought and added a zoomed hermit crab shell (the ones they sell packaged) to m...

Besides meeting all your crab's crabitat, food and water requirements there's not much else you can do to delay or avoid PPS, although it is recommended to not handle your crabs for around a week to allow them to settle down and not stress them out. A couple notes on your set up, I would increase th...

If he's moving around normally then that means that he should be done Molting. They can turn shades of pink after a molt, but it usually fades and darkens as time goes on. You should only be concerned if his exoskeleton seems soft and malleable.

Yep, oregano's safe for your crabs to eat.

The first crab looks like a viola, second looks like a Ruggie and the third one is definitely a viola.

Food is General pet store food. He has the ability to bury completely on the soil.that was something we made sure of. The soil and sand are side by side. No exposure to any chemicals or anything. The sand is crab safe sand Zoomed salt water Other than store food, we have a safe list of veggies that...

I saw purple pinches on the beach of the resort I stayed at when I was in the Dominican Republic this summer. They were only micros and weren't much bigger than my pinkie, but they were already on land by this point not in the water.

They should have 2 bowls( one salt and one fresh) relatively equal in size. The only other big requirement is that your largest crab should be able to submerge himself fully in both bowls. Both bowls are equally important for your crab to life a healthy life.

I've found my crabs love mealworms and crickets they'll be gone within a few hours if I give them to my crabs. On the other hand, my crabs won't touch collard greens or romaine lettuce.

It's best just to leave your crabs be if they've dug down, disturbing them could potentially interfere with them while they're molting which can be dangerous to the crab. The claws and legs you found in the substrate are most likely left over exoskeleton, nothing to worry about sometimes the crabs d...

The set up sounds fine, I've bred mealworms in similar conditions as your set up . I never had to moisten the oatmeal that the mealworms were on, they did fine without it, for water I would just give them a carrot to munch on. They're very durable little things so you don't need to worry to much on ...

JulesRolyCrab wrote:Oh, wow! What species is the crab in pic #1?

She's an indo.