HCA: Hermit Crab Association

I just sent you a very long email about gliders and will be happy to help in any way I can. I've owned gliders for over 9 years and love them but they are a huge commitment. My avatar is my 9 y/o old boy, Nocturne. He's a dollbaby but also a major brat. The term "sugar bears" is used by certain mill...

If you're near a Hobby Lobby or Michaels, both carry fish nets (about 3'x5') for $6. These are genuine used fish nets, are therefore smelly and have a bit of debris on them so a good boil is in order. I crocheted a small climbing net but love the large fish net as it can be cut into pieces to drape...

Yep, that was my old 90 gallon. I find pictures of my crabitats all over the place by accident. A lot of them on Pinterest. I also find pictures of my sugar glider enclosure and my gliders all over. I've always gotten lots of inspiration from looking at other people's builds and decor so I'm always ...

Looking good!

I was inspired by a terrarium video I found on YouTube. I ended up modifying my original plan quite a bit to suit the crabs and the materials I had to work with, but I'm very happy with it.

I don't think I'm doing anything too different. Up until recently my straws were kept in a 90 gallon and now they're in a 101 gallon. In both cases, I've always kept all my species together.

I've looked into the walnut bedding but haven't tried it. I do think functionally it would be very similar to coco fiber and the crabs would probably love to eat it. To avoid the mold issue it would probably be a good idea to the the initial moistening with salt water. (I initially expand my coco fi...

It's not a sub issue. I keep my straws on 100% coco fiber (always have) and I have one at nearly 5 years and one at over 3. Although I have lost some straws along the way, I've always had pretty good luck with them as a species.

If he was naked near the water and his body doesn't show any major trauma he probably wasn't attacked. My guess would be he went down for a possible molt, realized something was wrong, and tried to make it to the water dishes. He was probably so weak he lost his shell in the process. Hermit crabs ar...

Do you have a paper-type background on the outside of your tank? I find that that makes a tank look complete more than almost anything else.

Any tips for large Straw? Truthfully, absolutely nothing special. I keep them in a community tank with all my other crabs and they get no special treatment. My substrate is 100% coco fiber and I prefer to feed mainly fresh food, not dried. Day/night temp is usually in the 85/75 range and my humidty...

I used to have a large blue that would abandon shell anytime I picked him up. Not much of a problem since I try not to handle my crabs, but it's good to keep yourself aware of who is prone to panicky behavior.

I have a large straw that I've had for over four years, just a bit shy of five years. I got her from LHC and she was already a large when I got her. Since then she has grown bit by bit as she's molted. I have another straw who has been with me over three years and she was a medium/large when I got h...

I got the cork on ebay from the seller kork-deko_de

Specifically, I purchased two of these logs: http://www.ebay.com/itm/XXL-Cork-Bark-T ... 19f6339442

Currently:
1 old, curmudeonly dog
1 young, obnoxious dog
1 old, grumpy cat
1 young, pesky cat
1 lovable but jerky 9 y/o sugar glider
1 sweet but aloof 8 y/o sugar glider
5 betta fish
all the hermit crabs