HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Thank you! That is just the info I needed. Any suggestions for heat? We'll be in the car for at least 6-7 hours with no way to plug in a uth. It won't be cold in the car, but closer to 70 than 80. Hand warmers taped on the back? Is that a terrible idea?

Oh I do plan to bring down supplies to help them out! Do you think keeping them in a larger critter carrier okay for a few days? My 20 gallon is obviously too big to bring down, but I could pick up a smaller tank if that would be less likely to stress them out. We'll be driving, not flying, thankful...

We're going to be picking up two crabs from a relative while we're on vacation in a couple of weeks (my cousin bought them on impulse and has lost interest - we said we'd take them in and are almost done setting up an appropriate crabitat at home). We'll have them for 2-3 days on vacation before com...

I love the moss pit under your shell shop! Do you have the moss right on top of the substrate? Does that work out okay?

Sorry about the pictures! They were showing up on my end Should be fixed now.

I'm in the process of setting up my very first crabitat (no crabs living here yet... am adopting two small ones from a relative in a few weeks). It's a 20g long. So far, I've got some water pools, a DIY hut to hide in with a dish on top (I glued them together so it's all one piece... the top part wi...