HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Thank you Crabinski

I have 11 crabs in a 40gal breeder tank. They are mostly around half dollar size, with a couple that are a little larger, and some that are smaller. The biggest one went down for a molt first, and then they all soon followed, with the last 2 going down about 2 weeks ago. The big one was down for mor...

update, I returned the hygrometer and got a new one.
This one seems to be much more accurate.

I tested my hygrometer with the salt and a container 2 times and I get the same reading.
Could this one be off by so much?

landlubber wrote:Welcome to the HCA! I hope your guys molts go well.

Thank you

Thanks everyone for welcoming me,

rainbow_crab wrote:Welcome to the site! If you ever have questions this is a good place to get the answers. And congratulations on being a new crabby parent! They are so much fun to watch.

Thank you for welcoming me

It's easy to check if you printed it to the correct scale just by measuring the circle diameters.
Micro circle .5"
Teeny circle 1"
Small circle 1.5"
Medium circle 2.5"
Large circle 3"
Jumbo over 3"

I hope this helps

Welcome! Always good to have more crabbers join :) If you haven't already, check out our basic care guide (http://hermitcrabassociation.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=51&t=92457); there are also a lot of detailed, specific care sheets that you can find at http://hermitcrabassociation.com/phpBB/viewforum...

Crabinski wrote:Welcome aboard, flapjack! Please feel free to ask questions you may have regarding tank set-up, food, pools, PPS, molting, etc., as the learning curve with these little guys is pretty steep early on.

Thank you for welcoming me, yes, it's going to be fun learning about these creatures for sure.

My son got a crab for Christmas and I set up a tank for him and bought him some friends. They are fun to watch, and they all do the same thing when I bring a new one home which is interesting and understandable. #1 go hide, #2 go to the saltwater dish, #3 try on some new shells, #4 go hide again, #5...

My son got a crab for Christmas from his cousin, we bought a few more, two of them are already dug in. They are very fun to watch. The crab came in a very small container, with some wood chips. I wanted to treat the crab properly so I did some research and set him up with a nice tank and some friend...