HCA: Hermit Crab Association

I have some dried insects that seem fine after a year but my little container of dried bloodworms got invaded by some kind of tiny Caterpillars. They move extremely slow and are smaller than a grain of rice. They seem to be eating the blood worms and breaking them down into almost a powder. I don’t ...

This is why it is important that crabs have at least 3 to 5 extra shells per crab, which are of the appropriate size and type. I don't really think it is a good thing to see, it means that resources are scarce. This make sense, and has caused me to think on it further. Because if there were more sh...

I know it’s tough but don’t go blaming yourself. She probably endured too much before you got her. You gave her the best chance.

I’ve been thinking of a custom build myself. This sounds like a great idea for a nice size enclosure! Hope to see updates on this!

I just remember seeing it and thinking it would possibly eliminate splash out and thought it was just smaller bubbles.

I know my crabs name induced it. Lol. But oh boy there’s some funny stuff flying around.

CrabbyLover77 wrote: ↑

Wed Sep 30, 2020 7:52 pm

Good to hear!
Love the name cupcake.
I hope Little T wasn't too disappointed with the debate last night LOL.

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Funny but we have to be careful here as I don’t think we can discuss politics or religion.

Oh my! Thanks Renroc. I guess I didn’t pay attention to the video. I was probably working when i ran across it and got excited to as the question here.

I’d Just like to give an update. All these new crabs are still alive and seem ok. I think they’ve all molted now but maybe except one, cupcake. I finally caught her in a position which allowed me to see her gonopores (spelling) so I know she female. There also seems to be less aggression compared to...

I’ve only had one experience with this so I’m not the pro but I cut fruit in small pieces and thin slices. Thin would dry faster. Then I used coffee grinder. Some things like broccoli became quite powdery. Not sure that’s good. I thinks slightly chunky would be better than powder. I also still feed ...

I used parchment paper because I read wax can possibly melt into the food

Edit to add: and some things never seem to get totally dry. I’ve done some things for much longer than recommend time. As a matter of fact I think I need to put the pineapple I made back in because it’s just too gummy.

The moss did great when I watered it with a squirt bottle consistently but since I quit running a fan inside the tank I don’t water the moss anymore because some water ends up on the sand and I fear flooding. Most of it has turned brown. Some still has a little green left in it. I wanted the moss to...

Inspiring!!!

Here’s what I’ve gathered from what little knowledge and experience I have: It seems like it depends on what they endure before we get them. 12 years ago my son wanted two crabs from a beach store. We got them of course. My wife nor I didn’t have any interest so my mother in-law took care of them. W...

Same story in our tat too! Lol