HCA: Hermit Crab Association

I have one on the back of my tank that was having trouble keeping up, so I added another one on the side.

Not to brag or anything....but my hermies LOVE my new leaf mixture!

Yes, I agree with GotButterflies. I have left mine for 8 nights. Fill up water bowls and give lots of dried food for them.

Thank you!

So I was at my sister's farm, they have less cropland close to their home yard than we do, so I thought their leaves would be safer. I picked leaves that had died and dried on the branches, so they hadn't been wet on the ground and under the snow. Maple leaves, raspberry leaves, chamomile flowers, o...

If I feed fresh stuff, I will replace daily because it gets too gross LOL. If I feed dried, I change it out a couple times a week. The very most I will leave food in there is a week - I don't have a crab sitter that I would trust to close things up so that the cats couldn't get into the tank. I try ...

My two crabs were small when I got them. I swear that the only reason I knew they were eating for the first year was because they didn't die! LOL! I never saw them in the food or water bowls, and it seemed that no food was ever missing, I just kept taking out the old and putting in new. But here we ...

Within each of the sections of the forum, there is more detailed information. Sea salt from the grocery store is NOT safe for crabs. API conditioner may or may not be safe, depending on your water source. Here is the HCA page on dechlorinators and salts: http://www.hermitcrabassociation.com/phpBB/vi...

I have two crabs, Sonny and Cher. I started crabbing when they were tiny/ small, and had them in a 10 gallon. I upgraded to a 20, and now have them in a 50 gallon. Sonny is a large, and Cher is a medium. The only time that Sonny dug up Cher was when I had upgraded to the 50, but did not have enough ...

Please go to the 'Care Sheets, Guides, and FAQ' section. There is essential information for keeping hermit crabs. Read through all of it, it will be very helpful to you. Zoo Med Hermit Crab food is not considered a safe food; be sure to look at the 'food pyramid' which explains proper hermit crab nu...

Your answer to question 15....do you mean that you dig them up every week, if they have buried themselves?

How large is your tank and how deep is the substrate?

Is the sand moist enough to hold it's shape (ie- sandcastle consistency)?

In the future when you have a crab down and need to add moisture, just put a little at a time along the sides. Do not mix up the sub or do anything that could risk digging up a molting crab. PS - Stella, I think that first photo is just the iso, not the main tank, that's why there's almost nothing i...

In the past I have ordered 'sub mix' dried leaves etc from HCP. But it looks like I forgot to order any in my last order. So I am wondering about collecting my own. I live in rural Manitoba Canada, on a property that is surrounded by farm land. I have never hesitated about using any of my garden pro...