HCA: Hermit Crab Association

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Hi! thanks for the response! Yes I know I am at my limit with them. Lol I was toying with the idea of getting another one and my friend said she knew someone trying to get rid of hers and there were 3 in a small tote carrier and I couldn’t leave them like that. I completely understand your take on i...

Hello! I’ve had my hermits for about 2 1/2 months. I went from a 5 gal to a 10 and now 29. I got 2 from petsmart thinking they would be easy pets... no lol anyways so Scuttle molted almost immediately in the 10 gal. After he finished molting I moved them over into the 29 only a few days after that. ...

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Tue Sep 17, 2019 5:42 am

Oh okay! Do you go out and just get sand from the ocean or do you order it?

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I ordered mine from Mary’s shop on Etsy
https://www.etsy.com/shop/EarthWaterFireStudio

I thought I’ve read that too. But thought maybe I read
somewhere else it being too high is damaging as well.

Hello! Hope y’all are doing good today!! My humidity hangs around 85-97% and my temps around 75. Is that too high humidity for my hermits? I do not have any condensation issues or anything. I just got some heaters from a friend of mine and have the small one on for right now hoping maybe it can help...

That is funny!! My one crab who is up isn’t overly interested in mine. He crawls all through it and stops for a second but not for long.

My hermit crab has been laying on his back for a couple of days and today is curled up in his shell. I am concerned about him, but dont want to move him. He did seem to move a little when I turned the light on, but still laying on his back. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190913/4a7472ec8257b293...

Look where I found Scuttle this morning. He is becoming more and more outgoing and he lovvves to climb things. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190912/8827bd10557a0cf96a58e6f6a542bc92.jpg I checked the camera when I got up to use the bathroom and I heard a bunch of noise. I was like hmmmm so I wen...

So cute!!

I always put a small fan in the tank (a little plastic "personal desk" fan, I've usually found them at Walgreens), on a timer so there's a "breeze" on a regular basis. The crabs love it--they would often sit on a high place in front of the fan and just wave their feelers around in the breeze--and o...

I only soaked it bc it was suggested. I’m not sure about adding anything into my tank at this moment. Thanks everyone though!!

Hey all! I got some cholla wood from cholla queen on Etsy and I soaked them and let them dry out as much a possible. I will say that I was pretty eager to get them in my tank and didn’t let it dry ALL the way out and now it’s molded 😔 any way to avoid that for the future? I am soaking it again and m...

That’s terrible that they left him like that!! I really really don’t understand people. But you were meant to be there at that exact moment and saved him!! Thank you 😭 I have no advice as it looks like you’re covered for now. Just wanted to say thank you for saving Chunky... he needed you!! Hope he ...