HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Good to know about the darkness. I have been worried because my son's room is somewhat dark and the tank is on the floor (no room for a table in there right now) so it is getting even less light since the window is blocked by the bed. I thought they needed light so even when my son was away for a fe...

Thank you for your help!

Okay, we will get more shells for Billy. I read that they also prefer natural ones so we'll try to find unpainted ones. I will tell my son that we need to wait on adding more crabs. I won't worry about the water and food being fresh for now, and I won't worry about boiling the dishes every week like...

We only bought one extra plus the one he buried himself with. I will tell my son not to worry for a few months. I know he (my son) is worried because of the fall and the inactive period right before he buried himself. Does he need to keep the water and food fresh every day or can he wait until Billy...

He is a little guy. Honestly, all I have seen is a claw but my son says probably a ping pong ball. His shell is pretty tiny.

Do you think adding another crab would be stressful on Billy when/if he emerges? And if he is dead, will I definitely smell something?

I have read a lot of posts on here so I'm thinking this is normal, but here is the story. My 11yo son bought a crab at the beach (they shouldn't be allowed to sell them to kids on the beach!) about 2.5 weeks ago. The first 48 hours were great. The crab (Billy) was very active and my son was thrilled...