HCA: Hermit Crab Association

my PP just finished a successful (but stressful) molt, for the past few days he has been regaining colour and munching on his exo, he seems about done with it and ready to explore the tank again. (He ate around 90% of it) the problem is; i really need to do some tank cleaning and add some sand. i ju...

Hermiesguardian wrote:Keep in mind it has to also say it neutralizes ammonia and removes chloramine too.

i know for sure it removes chloramine, ill have to look into the neutralizing ammonia part though! thank you!

JoeHermits wrote:They’re safe. Most water conditioners used for fish are also safe for hermit crabs.


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thanks for the quick response!!

the bottle says: "makes tap water safe for fish, instantly neutralizes chlorine in tap water, aids in restoring a fishes natural slime coat" i also have a more expensive product called "Nutrafin Aqua plus, which does the same thing, is used for salt and fresh water fish, neutralizes heavy metals, AN...

ciaraalston wrote:I'm doing that with a small plastic bowl [emoji4]

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ooo awesome! what substrate are you using to grow them in?!

ive been digging around online and seen people not only use it as a food source for their crabs but also as decoration!
what do you guys think?
i was thinking about having a tiny glass bowl buried to surface level and plant chia seeds in it.

I get my play sand from home depot for 2.80 and Lowes, it's just called play sand and is very common. Only had difficulty finding it at one home depot because apparently someone was building a sandbox and bought it all out lol [emoji14] Sent from my Pixel 2 XL using Tapatalk thanks for answering! :...

Avoid the " hermit crab sand" sold at pet stores. Sent from my SM-S727VL using Tapatalk thank you! i literally just returned a tiny bag of it to the pet store a few days ago ($7!!), because i realized it wasnt good after looking into it. sucks that half of the stuff marketed towards hermits arent t...

ciaraalston wrote:Avoid calci sand. I've used quikcrete and the home Depot brand [emoji4]

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thank you! ill def check out my local home depot

ive always had eco earth in my tank without any problems, but now i want to have a mix of play sand! to raise humidity and to make my crabby more happy to dig!

i want your opinion! where do you buy your play sand and is there anything i should avoid?

thanks everyone

Is Canadian Crab Connection still open? It's really hard to send food items from the US to Canada. There are strict laws about what plants are permitted, and not a lot is allowed through. If the packages are caught with things that aren'y allowes then everything gets destroyed and both parties can ...

PinchersAndShells wrote:The freeze dried foods are definitely okay!
Not too sure on the pellet food - hopefully someone who knows can get back to you on that!

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thanks for the info! better safe than sorry! cheers!

JoeHermits wrote:I don’t trust most pellets because of the chemical preservatives—listed or unlisted.


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thank you! good point! ill be sure to avoid it!

i dont think this is the correct spot to post this but i figured maybe someone would know here, every online shop ive visited has extreme shipping costs to canada, ($20-$33 shipping) just for a small amount of homemade food.

any suggestions?

hey all, i used to have a spoiled fish (Oscar Cichlid), that has unfortunately passed last year, which means im left with LOOTTS of food (high end food at that) so im wondering if all this freeze dried stuff can go to good use before it goes bad. (im sorry if some of this was already put on the safe...