HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Funny you posted this! I recently had the same issue in my deep fw pool! I kept filling it...And filling it...And filling it! But not the sw. I took it out (it is a kritter keeper, so not easy to do!) And put a brand new one in...And same thing happened! This is my thoughts: dechlorinated water evap...

Oh, my, she IS stunning! And posing on top of a Greek ruins! Makes the hair on the back of your neck stand up!

Mine love strong bubbles. My pump is adjustable and I cranked it up last night, and they have all been in it, using it like a Jacuzzi!

A quarter inch gap around the edges equals a half inch of crab escape space! I can see it happening, amazing as it is! A suggestion for rescuing her when she is ready, and I don't know if it will work but may be worth a try: straighten a coat hanger and put a small hook on one end. Slide it down alo...

Thank you! I think I can see them now, and it has been a week. She stopped eating and drinking but can't dig so I made her a cave and covered her up! Here is hoping she molts!

For second level, I silicone L-shaped plastic corner guards to the glass, with holes punched in so I can moved stuff around at will. You have to do it at least a week before the crabs go in. I got so frustrated with suction cups! In my pools, I have a large aquarium rock in one end, a plant and a pl...

Your conditions sounds good. It is most likely pps and there isn't a whole lot you can do. Once they start dropping limbs, they are pretty much done. I have tried both leaving them alone and trying to nurse them through but they never make it. I am sorry you have to go through this, but if you are i...

That is the best tote set up I have ever seen! I love it!

Put the food bowl back over him. He is either digging down to molt but more likely just chilling out. All but 3 of my crabs dig down every day to sleep, then come up at night. When they dig to sleep, it is shallow. When they molt, they are just GONE!

It is in front of the dresser that the tank is on, set at half strength. I should have said that!

I was surprised that they were eating down there! No wonder my food lasts so long!

I put a large space heater in front of the tank. I usually move it around the room a bit but decided to keep it in front for extra heat for my inured one who is an iso kritter keeper inside the main tank. I saw movement this morning down below, and found 3 crabs kicking back underground, right by th...

Kornchaser is packaging and selling hermit food so I bought some from her. For a great price, I got the following, plus a bonus package! Excellent quality, price and packaging, and recieved it in one day! And my big Snoopy E had to be the first in! http://i624.photobucket.com/albums/tt321/horse_lady...

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This is it! And mine is still eating and drinking sand gel limbs are forming!

My littlest E has been going down lately, then coming back up, etc. Last night, while checking on my attacked molter (who was eating moss by rubbing it between his broken outside leg and his front leg, then eating it!), I heard scratching on glass below ground. I have a finished molter just hanging ...

His one leg to the outside of his BP looks "broken" from the first joint down. To me, anyways.