HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Okay! Pellets are not recommended for hermit crabs. They have little nutritional value and can contain harmful preservatives. A crab's diet needs to consist of protein, calcium, fruits, veggies, sea veggies/aquatic leaf litter and fats. I'd recommend looking at these resources: https://www.hermitcra...

One thing I want to ask- what are you feeding your crabs? What's the humidity? Water situation? This will help me be able to help you.

Hello, Today I was taking my crabs/some decor out of their tank to do a little rearranging. One of my crabs was holding onto a barnacle bundle, and when lifting the barnacle (and crab) out of the tank, she let go and landed on her shell onto the wooden floor, probably 2-3 feet down. She seems okay. ...

Well, that depends. Not exactly. But you're most likely- and I'm meaning 99% likely- to start off with purple pinchers. I've had my crabs for three years now and I haven't been able to get an exotic species yet.

Sand doesn't need to be sanitized. My tank upgrade was set up in March 2022 and I haven't changed the substrate yet, and don't plan to. In actuality, it builds up good bacteria and makes it almost into a little ecosystem (I am definitely not explaining this correctly, lol). The only reason you'd nee...

You can easily spot clean your tank. Just carefully skim off debris, poop ect. off the surface, without disrupting the entirety of the sub (meaning, not digging).

Just want to put my two cents in: My OG crab, Pine, was purchased a little over three years ago. She's successfully molted many, many times and is given excellent care, including a great diet with plenty of added nutrients ( worm castings, chlorella, lots of calcium ) but she just doesn't grow. Whil...

Not sure if this is good news or not but this Friday last Hermie buried himself then came out in the open and now he's been buried in the play sand the rest of the time and I haven't seen him since. Is this a good thing or should I try to find where he's at? He's most likely molting or de-stressing...

Pet stores probably won't take your crab. You can put together a rehoming post under HCA's "crabs needing a home" page. Also, perhaps try OfferUp or Craigslist.

No, if my knowledge is correct, that could shatter/crack the glass (with the intense high heat). If I were you, I'd consider trying to rehome your crab. It deserves the best life possible, and it seems you might not be able to provide for it. (Again- NOT hating on you or bullying you. Just making a ...

That's the problem with using heat lamps. They zap your humidity. I'd recommend an ultratherm heat mat, placed on the back wall of your tank (not under it!)

I'm so sorry that this happened. However, when looking through this thread, I don't think Curly or KyMart appear mad or disappointed. KyMart was seemingly trying to relate to you with her own grief. I can't speak for them, but I'm not mad, and I don't think they are, either. I appreciate you trying ...

Have you filled out an emergency form/post?

Prayingmatis wrote: ↑

Tue Jul 25, 2023 4:43 pm

Hello I would like to learn more about my little purple pinchers.

Hello, welcome! Do you have any specific questions I could help you with?

If it's 100% necessary to move your tank, then there is a way to safely dig your crab up. As per the standard, digging crabs is usually a no-no, but can be done if it's unavoidable. In this case, you can start with removing all decorations, accessories, water/food pools, etc. from the tank. Start to...