HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Not much experience with hermit crabs yet, just got 3 for my daughters recently. But, if I were to do a setup like that I would maybe cut some cardboard or plexiglass or something cheap and rigid the width of the tank and use it as a divider. Once each side is setup pull it out? May be better ideas ...

So I really hope I didn't speak to soon, but I just checked on them and noticed that two of them look to have buried themselves (lol). One is completely missing so far, and the other is about half way under the soil with top of his shell sticking out. If they did, I have two critical questions: 1) C...

If they can cover more than half of themselves I personally would lower it. Ok, I have a couple bags of Flukers Sand from Amazon on the way today (I know it's pricey but wanted to start off with knowing I got good stuff) and some fresh bricks of eco earth. I'm going to redo their substrate later to...

Thanks for the reply. I only have about 3 inches in there currently, is that low enough or should I scrape it out some more to lower to 1-2 inches?

Hello, I just bought my daughters 3 Caribbean hermit crabs in Myrtle Beach. I spent time researching proper care of hermit crabs as quickly as possible as I wanted to demonstrate to my daughters that it's not just buying a pet but learning about how they live, grow, feed, etc. Tried to do my best, b...