HCA: Hermit Crab Association

How is the humidity in your tank? If the crabs are clustering under the dishes they may be searching for more moisture. If your crabbie can't fit under there anymore he (or the others) might be uncomfortable, which could be why the chirping. If the humidity's okay (and even if it's not) you might w...

Some crabs can be talkative or go through phases where they are noisy. If you aren't seeing any signs of fighting or distress I wouldn't worry. I once had six crabs down molting at the same time and they would talk to each other in the middle of the night, it was kind of creepy! I used to joke they...

I was sitting on the coach and I heard a very quiet weird noise coming from my crab tank. So I got up to check it. None of my crabs were rubbing up against anything and I couldn't see anyone else that could be doing it. So I lifted up the water bowl where I knew Fuyu was (my crabs like to sit right ...

I've just gotten a ten gallon tank to use for my crab's ISO tank and I was wondering if it was alright to use calcium sand. The place I went to had limited sand and this was the only good option. I got 20lbs of "Pure and Safe Reptile Calcium Substrate. Is it okay to use this for my crab's ISO tank?