HCA: Hermit Crab Association

I've literally had them 8 days, I just checked the receipt, so no, no molt yet. The book and the knowledgable people around here all seem to say do not dig do not dig... so.. here's my current solution. I have these chunks of moss that I bought for them and I've rearranged them so they are shelterin...

Alright, so. Home at last, tomorrow I will pick up a 50lb bag of playsand to clean up and mix with the eco earth I already have. Plus, the zoo med salt water mix is apparently a no go, so I will be picking up some Instant Ocean or similar product to make my own. After calibration looks like I am sit...

Thank you so much. I had been led to believe purple pinchers only needed a salt water bath once a week. So I already have a bottle of premixed salt solution for crabs so it's a small thing to change dishes. But i really appreciate the links. I intend to go through them once I get home. heck, I had n...

A damp towel... Now that sounds simply perfect. As for the water dishes, one of them is going to be put in the isolation tank to be made next payday. The other two are for fresh water with the larger under my heat lamp which is on a timer. Basically this is another case of me trying maybe a little t...

So here I am a first time mom and already upgraded to a 20L for my two hermies Marco and Polo. Good thing i did since the nat. environment of coco fiber, log, and cork hiding spots were starting to mold after only 9 days of setup which freaked me out of course. I now have 2 inches calci sand on top ...