HCA: Hermit Crab Association

I now have 4 & am thrilled! so much activity in the crabitat tonight ...one of ones I picked up tonight is so incredibly tiny. No doubt about it, I'm joining the hermit crab addicts

That's a great point! thanks for mentioning it. I have sent out a notice for parents but will send out an additional notice including the food list for hermit crabs to ensure all children are safe. Thanks for bringing that up!

I purchased 2 crabs & a 10 gallon for my classroom, all set up properly with a second level et. My family really wants to keep these crabs so I will be getting different crabs for my classroom. I intend to upgrade to 29g in the spring when our home warms, but for now the 10 will have to do. We would...

I'm excited because I just picked up my two new hermits for my classroom. My family wants me to keep these crabs and get different crabs for the classroom lol! I plan to order my shells from the thecrabpatch....I like the bags of shells that come in small & medium...which bag will I need to order fo...

I'm going to be choosing two crabs from our local petco when they receive their next shipment for my classroom. Upon my research ive read some information concerning mites. Am I more likely to have harmful mites from the stores like petco where they order in bulk or is it just luck of the draw regau...

Thanks so much! That's great info/links! I do have an old tank hanging around that's maybe a old 29 gallon? Id have to measure it. I had never used it my nephew picked it up years ago on the side of the road. However I'm not 100% sure I could convince the school to allow it but it would be worth a t...

Hi everyone! I'm a teacher & we will be doing a project involving hermit crabs. I've been researching their care like crazy & I am glad I stumbled upon this website. I have been granted permission to host crabs in the classroom for the school year. In the summer the crabs will then venture with me t...