HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Welcome; I can see that you joined recently and would just to say hello! :D Probably a mistake but I do have to bring this up just in case! Also, I have 8" of substrate that is a mixture of coconut shells and play sand. Do you mean the hunks or the chunks from the coconut - like coconut pieces. If s...

Wow; that tank looks fun; I can see why the crabs are liking it! I would love to see a full tank shot however.

Aww; she look all cute and stuff! Beautiful crabbies you have there!

Yay; I'm so happy for you! I bet that he will be up in no time and enjoying his new clan!

Depending on whether you know where you crabs a buried; it might be worth sectioning that area off and add some pebbles so hermies don't dig there and risk the problem of overheating.

Depends on crab to crab... Some will just 'click' together; becoming each other's piece to the puzzle. Other times... not so much. :/ It's a risk. (Sorry it's not that much help; but each crab has a different personality) So if you do want to get some buddies see how they react; and make sure you ha...

haha; yay for broken tanks! Wished that would work in my household; the hammer would become my best friend. "What? It just broke! Time to upgrade to the 5000g tank..." If you're looking for some quick ideas; I suggest looking into the DIY subforum or typing words like "Second level" "levels" "Storie...

Hey; if it is reading at 60 then your 15 under. So if you where to check on the tank and it's saying 65F (for example) add 15F; which you would get around 80F. If you're familiar with math go along with (for all mathematical people): y = x + 15 y - your answer x - the gauge's reading (Hopefully I ha...

O-No! Sounds like you're in a tough position. I honestly wouldn't have a clue on what you're going through; so I'll just be sending good vibes!

Hopefully thing will go smoothly!

Darwin initially checked out the other aussies when they came up from their molts but hasn't shown much interest since then. As always, she's a very busy bee and spends her time climbing, exploring, basking, and eating like a pig. Hmm; this sounds like my usual aussie behaviour... Wonder if it is a...

Wow; your aussies look better than mine - not to mention the tank it's self!
I'm so happy that you got Darwin some species buddies; how she enjoying the company?

Wow; this is turning out to be quite interesting... I would love to see how it goes!

I believe that in Dubai they are kept as pets; and I do recall reading about a person from the middle east keeping them - he wrote about it in his blog.
They sound rather amazing; don't they?

OMG; thats incredible! Why are so many people so talented in setting up amazing crabitats?

Wow, it's looking good... I see that we are totally on the same wavelength, I've always thought if I was to do 2.0 on the pools i would do a back up chamber just in case! ;) Just to point out - I am sure you know already - that acrylic doesn't have the best "bonding" performance with silicone; the b...