HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Molts can be so stressful. For us that is! One of my original crabs went down for a molt and I didn't see him for almost 7-8 months! And he was a small one! He had an injured eye- so I'm assuming he did back to back molts to fix it. I'm sure he probably snuck up and I just didn't see- but when I fin...

in your signature says you have 2 violas and 1 indo, how did you get the indo?! :shock: My Indo I got from and adoption. Her name is Poseidon. Because she is a giant and rules the tank! http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160404/a2bf71c000b5398765f6795037caac2b.jpg I actually got all 3 exotics from t...

I'm voting on team caution... Watering can seems like a bad idea. If you are misting- have moss pits- and have a bubbler going in your pool your humidity really should be decent. I would follow rawrgeous's advice and check to see if your gauge is working. Also how is your tank covered? If you have t...

Tomorrow I will be gathering the crabs that are up from the old tank and transporting them to this new one. I will get the pools and shell shop set up before I put them in. I also ordered some more mineral supplement and goodies from THCP, that should arrive Monday. I always have a bowl with mineral...

I'll have to look for the post that had the best climbing structure ever. It was a bunch of cork rounds used to make a tree- and the top part had open moss pits. It was amazing.

YES! I am getting so inspired! I have a 20 gal and soon I'll start working on my 55 gal. Could you explain more about how you are doing the background? What would you like to know? I have an forest aquarium background. I used cork bark- which I cut a slice off to make it a corner piece. I siliconed...

Crabs can heal these types of injuries. Usually they will shed the leg and then very very slowly grow it back. You will see progress of this after each molt. I would suggest lots of protein rich foods. That little guy needs to store up energy! Good luck!

Adding decorations! http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160402/095ebff599e5e3fb8b5e66d79978129d.jpg http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160402/f4777ace21389edce082f750d0fc2358.jpg http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160402/cdd5b37bda38f76285f64847562791f2.jpg http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160402/e7633...

It will never be this fresh and clean again... Lol

Hello all! I am a little excited about my upgrade from a 55 gal to a 125 gal !!!!! Get ready for pictures! So far I have my siliconed rods in and added the sub and cork bark. http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160402/88850d85e807e6d6f107f7ffbfd3e648.jpg http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160402/7dc455...

I do it all the time. The trick is not to dump anything in and collapse anything underneath. I usually use a garden trowel and slowly sprinkle the mixed sub in.

Iv seen my crabs do this too. I usually turn on my fogger to cool them down (in case that's it). But a lot of times it looks like they are cleaning out their shell. Just my guess tho!

Wow I really feel for you in this. I have had 3 separate adoptions and never once paid anything. The First Lady gave me 2 crabs in a tote tank with a ton of supplies- she slipped some money in the supplies because she knew how expensive they were and how rare of a hobby it is. She's a rare soul. 2nd...

Beautiful!

Nope! It's actually my existing tank at my old place- and my upgraded tank at my new place. I'm trying my hardest to get my new tank set up and start moving my crabbies to their new and improved home- but I worry about transporting the crabs while moving tank products. For instance my UTH is on the ...