HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Today I just got 2 baby hermit crabs from Mary Akers, a well known hermit crab breeder. They are so freaking small!! One of them is 1/4" and the other is 1/2". I was worried about introducing them to my crabs today, but they seem to have adjusted extremely well! Their names are Radar and Flint. Mary...

Yeah, it's healed over. So this is a really common injury in hermits, and I've never found out why. I have had dozens over the years with this exact wound in various stages of healing. I think it's from fighting with other crabs - it's where another crabs legs would dig in to get a solid hold to de...

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So I recently tried to get footage of Dwebble changing shells, but I accidentally noticed something else. Apparently she seems to have a tiny hole or dent on her back. I've never seen her come out of her shell this much before so I didn't see anything until now. I haven't fed them any shrimp (other ...

I figured I would update you guys on how she's doing. (Didn't feel like making a new category for it.) She buried herself in late December and resurfaced in February. She had her first successful molt! She grew lots of hair, and she's getting along with the others WAAAAAAYYY better than I expected! ...

Yes, they don't want to fall, but I think just being picked up is also a major, natural fear. In the wild, the only things that would pick a hermit crab up would be something trying to eat the crab. It is a perfectly natural response for them not to be okay with that--thus, to be "stressed" wheneve...

Every crab has its own unique personality. I have some that take off at the speed of light and others that don't care at all. They are prey animals and that instinct of wanting to hide and protect themselves will never go away. Maybe some will eventually learn that you are not to be feared. Maybe t...

What makes it difficult is that every crab interprets us differently and they’re not really intelligent enough to learn the way other animals can. You could try picking them up and offering a favorite treat so they associate you with food. However handling is a controversial topic and I realize you...

Before anything is said, I am NOT asking this so I can hold them! I'm fully aware that handling/holding them stresses them out, and I do NOT want to do that to them. I'm only asking because I want them to not be scared of me when I replace their food. One of them is totally fine with me, but the oth...

So... I made a mistake. I looked over at the tank today and found that Frank had resurfaced from the sub. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200225/174272aac058bc56ed5f4dbefcd361c2.jpg Apparently the crab that died was actually Phillipe and not Frank. Phillipe resurfaced without his shell and was sm...

It sounds like you kept good care of their crabitat. I’ve only had my crab clan for 4 months and recently lost a medium size female. She and a medium male I got with her were very lethargic for a week or two. I couldn’t figure it out. Well now I have an idea that Joehermits had already suspected. M...

Crabby7Crabber wrote: ↑

Fri Feb 14, 2020 4:42 pm

I requested access.

I added a few alternative links in case the google doc link didn't work. I'm not sure why the google doc isn't allowing public access. If you still can't access it from any of the other links, please let me know, I'll try to fix it.

You got them both from Petco, right? It could be PPS, which is difficult to avoid, even if you provide good living conditions. Sent from my SAMSUNG Family Hub Refrigerator using Tapatalk I suppose, yeah. That's a theory I have too. I'm just wondering if it would affect them 7 months later. I got th...

Crabby7Crabber wrote: ↑

Fri Feb 14, 2020 3:01 pm

I cannot access it.

I think I fixed the google doc link. You should be able to see it now.

To give context, I have taken to writing a patient journal whenever one of my crabs has gotten ill. Recently I have had two untimely deaths, both crabs had similar symptoms, but the reason behind the death is still a mystery to me. I want to find out what this is so I can protect the others. I don't...