HCA: Hermit Crab Association

I love it when hermies are holding on the branches and things - they look like they're snuggling the branch!

Rusty is such a cutie! <3

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7485/15805922529_aae0413439_z.jpg he IS a lil micro, though getting close to "small" size :cheer: He's so tiny and cute! I couldn't find him this morning though :( However - being the size of a small grape, I'm not surprised. In other news, Thomas changed shells into ...

I was a bad crab momma today :( I found an exotic pet store near me and decided to swing by and see if they had any non-sticky UTHs - they didn't, but they did have hermies, so of course I had to take a look. pretty standard pet store, sadly - my hopes were high for an "exotics" store. 5 gallon or s...

Not to necro a super old thread, but I'm curious - since this post - how are people managing Vitamin D? I never did until I got a leopard gecko years ago and started to cross share her food with them (worms/crickets she didn't eat) Since my gecko is now passed, I've still been using her calcium supp...

They don't exactly hibernate, but they can hermit :hlol: Some of my crabs I swear never come out of their shells, but every once in a blue moon, I'll catch them out and about. Or I'll go a day not seeing any activity in the tank but wake up to burrows all over and a messy food bowl. You can probably...

I'm planning to order my ultratherm soon and finally get rid of the sticky UTH I have. However, I plan to upgrade to a 40B in february-ish so I'd like to try and get something that would work for both. I'm looking at the 6X23 or should I get the 6X36? which would overhang on my 20 but work for the 40.

A large uth stuck to the back of your tank is most ideal. Look up ultra therm

I agree with CallaLily :) Sounds like a molt is on the way, and with the need to regenerate a limb, it's going to be a little more intense for the crab than your "everyday" molt. Now would be the time to make sure that your tank is in optimal condition and start offering things like cuttlebone or le...

a temporary solution could also be a heated blanket or heat pad if you have one of those. Just don't leave it on if you leave the house and check it regularly to make sure it's not overheating. In the past, I've also frequently exchanged their pool water with warm water (multiple times a day) and he...

Brought in and mixed my first load of sand today about half my tank is at optimal depth now - yay! And I probably only brought in a third of the bag so woohoo! One bag will be plenty!. I need to be up late for work tonight. May bring up another bucket tonight if it doesnt get to cold out.

I havent had a nice big super deep easy entry pool with a textured bottom before, so I wonder if they're using it more because its easy to get get into and out of and a bit deeper? ETA woke up this afternoon (had to do some work in the wee hours of the morning so I get a half day in the office - woo...

So its been in my sink for about 4 hours. No leaking yet! Still full to the brim! (Its sitting in a rubbermaid with some moss in it to hold it upright) There was probably a quarter cup or so of ee that I scooped out. Im guessingit was just a combo of some late night baths and shell refills with the ...

I do! I can actually say thay now lol. It would fit in my dining room and make for a decent place for decorative things. Thinking santas and xmas cards right now.

Yeaj :/ if I had a bigger tank I would surround ot with stones, but I'm maxing out the open floor area as is >. < need to get that 40g asap

*hides my two copies* :| I haven't played much in the recent months. I used to be insane about it. Involved in the online communities - selling, trading, stalk market, adopting in and out, but not for a long while. I found myself getting tired of my towns after a few months and often resetting them....