HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Why would my brother adopt the crabs from me and then decide not to follow the advice I sent him, only to get rid of them last year because they were “stinking” too bad? He seemed really excited about adopting them from me but then, once I gave them to him, he lost interest in them after having them...

My brother did tons of research 24 hours prior to adopting the crabs from me but I’m wondering if he looked at a pet store’s care guide and chose to go with that because that was easier to follow than the HCA’s guidelines. So it sounds like I had a right to be worried he was not following the HCA’s ...

I had two female crabs last year that I gave to my brother and he rehomed them this spring. I was told he gave them to a couple of kids but I want to be sure they were given to hermit crab rescuers and they are with someone who knows what they’re doing.

CurlySister is saying if my brother didn’t need to buy a bunch of expensive accessories to care for the crabs, he didn’t have to. The tank I gave him was perfectly fine and it was perfectly okay for him to stick to the basics if that’s what he chose to do. I was just concerned that he was not giving...

Why do people think hermit crabs only need one tank size such as a twenty gallon tank and only an inch of substrate, which does not allow them to burrow?

I gave them to my brother and my mom has told me he doesn’t want to talk about the crabs. The last update I got was that he’s figured out how to take care of them, they don’t go through a lot of water, one walks around while the other one just sits in the corner. He’d spent hours researching their c...

I adopted them out to a family member and I am being told no follow ups.

What are the rules with crab adoptions? I adopted my crabs out to my brother a couple of months ago right before I moved but I have no idea if he is even caring for them properly. I am not allowed to follow up to make sure they’re receiving proper care. We have likened it to when you give a baby up ...

I was not sure where to put this but my crabs were adopted by my brother. I actually sent him care sheets from here and he spent HOURS researching. Like he was up until 3 in the morning studying up on hermit crab care. I was told my brother would take good care of them but unfortunately, I have no w...

Also in LHCOS, you aren’t allowed to delete your own comments if you say something you shouldn’t or make a mistake. They claim people can benefit from the discussion.

I thought of this after I realized that there is not enough room on standard reptile food dishes for all the foods that they need.

I’m thinking of using a Tupperware lid as a food dish to hit all parts of my crabs’ diet. This way they can seek out what they’re needing.

The menu tonight:

Spinach, Turnip Greens, Jicama, Banana, Dragon Fruit, and Freeze Dried Mealworms. I will add animal proteins and calcium when I get home.

While it’s more expensive, I got my play sand from Amazon and mixed it with Eco Earth. One brand I use is called WeJe play sand. Here’s a link to one of the brands that I use: https://www.amazon.com/Play-Sand-bag-sand-fine/dp/B073XVQFPJ/ref=mp_s_a_1_71?keywords=play+sand&qid=1568752976&sr=8-71#immer...

1. What kind of substrate is used in your tank and how deep is it? Black and white gravel-ish pebbles. It’s about 2 inches deep Hi there, I’m going to respond with Crabby33. Gravel is not recommended. Most people here use a 5:1 ratio of play sand/eco earth to mimic their natural habitat. It needs to...