HCA: Hermit Crab Association

I have began my set up with the project and I am getting more crabs to attempt. I will be in the Miss FFA pageant so hopefully i would be able to advocate more hermit crab breeding. this is a start to something i can feel it. also is mlakers the mary akers that is so famous in the hermit crab world...

Have you calibrated your hygrometer?

Otherwise, 90% RH and above is perfectly safe. Mold grows more easily but the hermit crabs will be fine.


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Yes, it does happen. If they wedge themselves in, either deep in the shell or the shell is simply a tight fit, the crab will not fall out easily.


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Sadly, yes, it happens all the time.

I’m sorry.


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I’ve always wanted one, but they’re considered pests and are illegal in the U.S.


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That doesn’t sound like a hermit crab mite. If it’s small, white, and moves fast it’s probably just a hitchhiking food mite. They’re harmless.

Hermit crab mites are more sedentary and will attach to the face and joints.


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I can’t vouch for stress relief, but if they’re safe for shrimp they should be safe for hermit crabs, as well.


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Not quite. The ruler goes horizontally across the widest (middle) portion of the opening.


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Yes, you can. To save money you may wish to try your grocery store, which will likely offer similar products.


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jrleath wrote:Well then I will build a tropical room with salt and fresh ponds lol.


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Now that’s what I call a dream tank.


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For reference, some have noted that crabs seem to be more likely to breed in larger groups, though if that is because of greater selection pools or they actually become more sexually receptive is unknown. Also, I read a post somewhere about a hypothesis that they may breed after stormy weather. I’ve...

Regular tap water is fine. The chlorine gets boiled out and everything else is in small enough quantities not to worry about in their food.


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See the breeding section for information. I really wish to emphasize how difficult it is to breed terrestrial hermit crabs. Only one person in the country, and possibly the world, is breeding crabs at a rate great enough to distribute, and that’s only once a year so far. We’re not even certain how t...

The only breeder to my knowledge that is distributing hermit crabs is Mary Akers. If you want crabs from her you’ll have to register for adoption at the next Crab Con. Otherwise, you can check used good sites like Craigslist. There will occasionally be hermit crabs listed for rehoming if you don’t w...

Happy New Year. Please call and we can discuss: 7275648381. The original is a very sweet and personable male Ecuadorian (Sparkle) for whom I got 3 other hermies to avert loneliness. I purchased quality equipment I am happy to give you. All four crabs are together and have lived in a substrate-corre...