HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Great job with the sizing chart!
They look feisty!

Is it possible that he got rotten food stuck in his shell somehow?

Cool! I like the seashell stairs and thanks for explaining the bubblers

hi, so I'm new to crabbing and when I set up the substrate which is maybe 50% playsand and 50% coco fiber and made it sandcastle, it was about 5-5.5 inches. a month later, it looks like it's shrunk down by 1/2 to 3/4 inch. is this from water loss? should I spray it down? I hadn't been doing that bec...

@Undercrablife, does spraying the moss with saltwater kill it?

I got this Indian Ocean Mix $7.99 + $8.99 s&h = $16.98 https://www.seashellco.com/indian-mix-assorted-craft-seashells-large-1-3-1-kilo-appx-50-pc https://image.ibb.co/dwyYH5/shellsB.jpg These are I think the usable shells (the X'd out one I realized later actually did not come with the mix). it only...

what if I used API tap water conditioner to make my substrate sand castle consistency? will the ammonia come out if I bake it? and how urgent is it? i have two molters currently. or does this only apply for drinking/dunking water for them? Is there something specifically to take out the ammonia that...

similar thing with mine. I got one a couple of weeks ago from the pet store and for 3-4 days it seemed not to move from a spot where he dug himself and all I could see was the shell. When he is not moving, I find it helps to smooth out the sand or substrate between him and the food so I can tell if ...

tank full!