HCA: Hermit Crab Association

I'm not sure what you mean by netting but a net for them to climb on is totally safe and will make them really happy

Thanks a lot. It's great to see all of you guys too!

Thanks so much guys. I do have to say, at my local pet store, Country Max (its just a small chain in New York) they take care of their crabbies well for a pet store. They keep their reptiles and fish in one room, where the temp is higher. The crab tank is probably more humid than mine! They have the...

Anchovies are fine if you know what they have been stored in. I personally wouldn’t serve any to my crabbies that came with a salad bc of that...(I like to see things with my own eyes). Anchovies stored in Olive Oil are preferred IMO. It’s okay if they have salt also. Welcome back HeyItsEggs! Sent ...

I'm feeling impulsive. I want to get more crabs. I've kept it at a low amount in my 40 gallon for a while and now I think I am ready for another crab. Especially because of Vegas's death. I'm gonna have to get more shells, since a few of my current ones are too small for my shell babies. I don't kno...

If there's any sort of unnatural preservative or chemicals that are safe for humans in the anchovies then it is not safe for crabs. Also, crabs can not have table salt which is most likely in the anchovies as well. I wanna wait for a Mod to get here because they are more experienced but from my expe...

Thanks a lot

Hey guys! Since I lost my old account I'm on my new one right now. For some reason it is not letting me change my profile picture. I even tried the picture that I used for my first account. It keeps saying that the picture must be in between 0 and 9 kib. I tried multiple pictures and I get the same ...

It's fine. Crabs do this all the time. It was probably just checking out it's fresh new clothes

I wasn’t sure where to post this but Hey Guys! You might remember me! I used to be “HeyItsEggs” but I got logged out. I left HCA for a while but now I’m back and ready to help again! I’ll give you some updates on my Crabs Malibu: My first hermit crab, Malibu is doing great! Since her surface molt af...