HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Thank you! I set up a 10 gallon tank, I was thinking of putting my 2 crabs that are not buried in there so I can see if the others do come out. I thought the heat might be an issue, I have 2 heaters on the back glass about 2" from top of substraight , maybe I need a different heat source? Can you su...

I have a 55 gallon tank with at least 6" of coconut husk sub straight in all areas, the humidity stays at about 75% and the heat is about 72f. I started with 7 purple pinchers I got on 1/12/19, 3 large, 1 medium,3 smalls. 1 large and 3 smalls went down under the first night, I have never seen the 1 ...

Thank you all.. I know that I have done my reasurch and done my best... the shells are absolutely empty but I don’t smell the fish smell..., it will be what it will be

Thank you , I have checked all the empty shells and they are not occupied and none are missing.... I feel so unsure ... thanks for your input

Hi All, I am a new crab mom, I have a 55 gallon tank that I house 7 crabs in. I have 3 small, 1 medium and 3 jumbos. 4 of the 7 went down under the night I got them on January 12,2019. 1 Jumbo went down and I have not seen him since. This is the thing, the Jumbo went down and after 3 months his shel...

I use Instant Ocean Marine sea salt and Poland spring water. I give them fresh food, in a variety every day. The sub straight is 8” deal and I did have 2 under the tank heating mats, but when I read here they are no good I removed them and put on the back of the tank glass. I have right now 1 small ...

Thank you so much, I have provided them with sea salt and fresh water and a variety of foods, just hope they are ok..

How do I tell if it was an exoskeleton? the things I found were the shells with no soft body parts inside

That was 53 days not 5”

I am a new Crab mom of 2 months, I did my homework before getting my hermits , set up the tank and adopted 7 crabs in a 55 gal tank, 3 smalls 1 medium and 3 jumbo’s. I got them 01/12/19. That night 4 of them ( 3 small and 1 jumbo) buried themselves .kniwign not to disrupt them I let them be... 19 da...

Thank you so much for the help! I have been getting white mold and I scoop it up off the echo earth every time I see it.

I am a first time Hermit crab mom, I have a 55 gal. tank with 2 heater mats under each side of the tank with the center being a "cool" area for the crabs to regulate their body temperature. I Use Eco Earth that is about 7 inches deep and gradually slopes down to about 4 inches at the other end of th...