HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Hey, I was wondering, if you guys had any good experiences or favorite places to buy hermit crab food online. Which store would you say is the best quality or price? If you have a response, please leave the link to the website to buy the food from. Thank you! [emoji4]

I swear if I made money by myself (not old enough yet, 6 months to go) I would spend it all on my crabs and have a huge tank with a lot of décor and a huge diet lol. I've had a job for about 2-3 years, and I've spent so much on my crabs! The only problem, is I end up spending too much, and become b...

Here is my crabitat! I am very proud of it, for being my first real set up. I had a ten gallon tank, with a few things in it, but I upgraded after a week and went over the top (in my opinion). But then I see everyone else's tanks, and I must say, they are phenomenal! I love adding new things to my t...

I love reading these types of posts on HCA! It is great to hear about other people's crabs, and their adventures! I have two PPs and Sebastian stays under the coco hut all day, while Ollie stays in a little gap against the back glass wall. It is a little confusing recognizing who is who, because Seb...

Alright, thank you guys so much! I will definitely be planning on adopting two more PPs! I especially want to get more because my crabs seem very lonely, while the other one is molting, so I want them to be able to have some friends! Thank you again!

Hey, so I have two small PPs in a 29 gallon tank, and I wanted to try to adopt some more. Would I be able to fit two more crabs comfortably in the tank? The tank is properly set up, and it has about 6"-7" of substrate. I'm thinking of remodeling the tank before I adopt, such as adding another inch o...

Alright, thank you guys so much for all your help!

Oh, I guess that is true. This is my 3rd molt in my first two months of owning them. Just for both of them, they actually both came back up from where they dug down. This may just be because they were in a 10 gallon last molt, so they didn't have much room. But both molts, they came back to the surf...

Hey, thanks for replying so quickly! I actually just checked my crabitat, and Ollie is back on the surface, eating! So I guess I just panicked. This post is kind of useless, should I delete it, or just leave it be? And like you said, it is probably from the stress. Now that Ollie is up on the surfac...

Hey, so I need some help! I have two PPs, and one may be attacking the other, while she is molting! What happened was that I wasn't smart enough to keep my non molting crab in an iso tank. The both crabs are small, and their names are Ollie and Sebastian, Ollie just finished molting. Ollie had a ver...

I would think it is okay, and it is very similar to the moss I purchased, but I am not 100% positive that it is safe for hermit crabs. Before you buy it, I would suggest researching the moss, and see if you can find more in depth details about the moss. If it is organic, or free of dyes, I would say...

Well I just upgraded to a 29 gallon tank, about four to five weeks ago, and I'm hoping I can shed some light on this topic, with my experience. So I bought the coco fiber bricks as well, and I bought one bag of 50lb play sand. I wanted a 1:1 ratio, with a substrate depth of 6-7 inches. I started wit...

Thanks, I actually bought the Flukers Turtle Medley, that has freeze dried river shrimp, crickets, and meal worms from Petsmart for about $5. It is a good amount, that will last me for a while. But now that I know I can get the shrimp from Walmart, I will definitely do that in the future. So far Oll...

Hello! Welcome to the HCA! I was in the exact same situation as you, about a week ago. My humidity in my tank was around 70%, and I wanted to get it up higher, without having to mist my tank every few hours. I am on a budget, so I was asking people for the best way to keep constant humidity, with ou...

Alright, so I have come to the conclusion that she is molting. I would not have even thought of that, because to my knowledge, she finished molting about three or four weeks ago. For a small hermit crab, is it possible for them to molt more than once, in a time span of a month and a half? I know sma...