HCA: Hermit Crab Association

That is so true! I will be sure to check out JoAnn's next time I'm there. Michael's didn't have anything unfortunately. I found a few good options on Etsy but I am terrible with measurements (which is why I have so many shells now!). I am also waiting on HCP to have their shells July 4th. I put a wa...

That must have been quite a sight! I have plenty of shells for the little guy but none for the big guy. Guess I'll be shopping! I have them both in the big tank now just watching how they interact with each and see if there is any hostility.

Thank you, that is about the size difference these two are. Wonderful news about the leg growing back! It would be great to be able to move the little one into the new tank since it is so much nicer. I have been feeding them food from Hermit Crab Patch. My last crabbies LOVED their food and these gu...

Hi everyone! I just adopted two crabs this past weekend. They came in a 10 gallon tank, very basic setup. The only crab that we have seen (until tonight) is the size of a ping pong. We were under the impression that the second crab was as well. I set up our 65 gallon tank and moved the big guy into ...

1. What kind of substrate is used in your tank and how deep is it? I used coconut fiber & the sand substrate from The Hermit Crab Patch & it was about 8 inches deep throughout the tank. 2. Do you have gauges in the tank to measure temperature and humidity? If so, where are they located and what temp...

Well we went ahead & dug up the crabs today. All three were definitely very dead. I have no idea what happened. Two of the crabs were buried next to each other & the third one was in the moss pit buried in coconut fiber. Has this happened to anyone before? All of your crabs prepare for a molt at the...

I was thinking it could have been switched but the moss pit is on a second level basically so if he changed shells, he was very determined to do it there!

Hey everyone! I am new here but have had hermit crabs on & off for many years. My current crabbies I have had for a little over 4 years. I have read a lot of other posts trying to get any information I could about my little situation but I have finally come around to posting myself. This past summer...