HCA: Hermit Crab Association

I noticed you said that the one broke apart. Did the front part fall off while there was still crab left in the shell?

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I'm waiting for hcp, too, since my big guy is right at the size where it's going to get tough find bigger shells for him

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Since they're different sizes you shouldn't have to worry about shell fights. I found a nice bag of shells at Jo-Ann Fabrics that had a lot of green turbos in it. My big guy needs shells with an opening over 1 1/8", so only one even close for him but I had lots of options for the little guy up to ab...

Maybe next molt he'll fill them out width-wise to match the length, kind of like an awkward teenage phase?

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It certainly makes them easy to tell apart! Except for yesterday when the little guy decided to try on a shell that matched the big guy's. I have no idea how he managed to lug the thing around!

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They normally have a claw and two large legs on each side, plus multiple smaller ones further back on their body. Maybe he was missing some legs before?

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http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160701/94c6e77bf61f9e2699fd4dabedc8987d.jpg These are my two crabs and they do great together. I only separated them when the larger one surface molted. When I put them back together the little one shadowed him and sat on him a lot the first few days! My big one wa...

There are several accounts of attempts to raise hermit crabs in captivity, some with success, in the health and breeding section of the forum. It's not an easy undertaking!

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Dropping legs is never a good thing and dropping all does not look good at all for him. But, let's make sure that the conditions the crabs are living in are good for the health and well-being of the other crabs. I'll see if I can get it on my phone, but there's a form in the stickied post with quest...

Make sure you're feeding protein, too. I don't see where you've given them a protein option the last couple of days.

He is fortunate to be the smallest crab because the others shouldn't be likely to try to take his shell for him while he's defenceless.

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It does appear to me that he is eating. Normally they use their claws, especially the smaller one, to break/tear up food and pick it up. They then pass it to a smaller pair of limbs which bring the food to their mouth. It looks like he's using his legs to help guide the food to where the smaller lim...

Mama Kelly Yes he was in a painted shell... I will never forget that day it was so sad, she quickly took him away and said they would check him when they bathed them that night! Sent from my LGMS345 using Tapatalk If the paint on the shell wasn't quite dry when the crab entered, it could very well ...

Was the crab in a painted shell?

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