HCA: Hermit Crab Association

1. What kind of substrate is used in your tank and how deep is it? ^" 6" of enriched sand covering about 2/3 of crabitat. 1/3 "jungle" type mulch 2. Do you have gauges in the tank to measure temperature and humidity? If so, where are they located and what temperature and humidity do they usually rea...

They are about 1-1 1/2 " wide (their shells.

I got them both on the 4th of July last year. So they didn't go down to molt until about 2 months ago.

I'll fill out the form you suggested. Thanks so much!

I adopted 2 Hermies exactly one year ago. Very well taken care of, large crabitat, organic food, both salt and fresh water options, etc. One hermie has always been a little more sluggish and less active than the other. They both went down (I assume to molt) a couple of months ago. The more active on...

1. What kind of substrate is used in your tank and how deep is it? 1/5 is mulch like they had at the pet store. the rest is sand about 5" deep. 2. Do you have gauges in the tank to measure temperature and humidity? If so, where are they located and what temperature and humidity do they usually read?...

Hi everyone,

Several people have asked me to fill out the "emergency template" for my issue with my 2 hermies. I don't see a template anywhere. Do they mean just making a post here in this Emergency section of the forum? Please let me know thx!

We have had these hermies about two months - they have a great crabitat, we feed them well, we mist, we have enough shells, play things, etc. We rarely see them at all. It looks like they only eat every few days. They burrow into mulch that I have at one end - and rarely come out. They had this mate...

Thanks everyone. One crab "wakes up" around 7pm and is pretty active from about 7-midnight or 1am. Then he burrows down again. I even saw him go the the food dish and eat. The other one was active at night for the first two nights - but now i haven't seen him at all in about 48 hours. I haven't dist...

We got our two new hermies yesterday (36 hours ago) and put them in their new crabitat, fully equipped. About 4/5 of crabitat is sandcastle sand and about 1/5 is jungle mulch like they were in at the pet store - I wanted to do this so they would feel comfortable. They almost immediately found their ...