HCA: Hermit Crab Association

So..for about the past week I've noticed a couple of micro black bugs around my hermit crab tank. Never on my actual hermies, but on their shell, and as of this morning, in their freshwater dish. I was stunned, to be honest. Hundreds of these little guys in my tank! Do you think they're dangerous? I...

I haven't tried smoothing out the substrate, that's a good idea! 1. What kind of substrate is used in your tank and how deep is it? I use Ecoearth, and its about 6 inches deep. 2. Do you have gauges in the tank to measure temperature and humidity? If so, where are they located and what temperature a...

So, I have three hermit crabs. I've had them for about a good three-four months. They have everything they need, good diet, water, temp., humidity, substrate, ect. But, no matter what I try, they aren't active at all. All of them sit in their log for WEEKS, I haven't seen any of them come out and ea...

That would probably be best, lol.

Well, I would say it depends if you can supply the proper needs for a jumbo hermit crab! Otherwise, I believe it would be risky, but okay!

Hello! I'm fairly new to owning hermit crabs (it's been about three months), and I have a couple of questions for all of the more experienced hermit crab owners! First off, I currently own three PP's in the sizes of tiny, small, and smallish-medium. They are all in a 10 gallon aquarium, I tried to a...