HCA: Hermit Crab Association

I use zoomed water treatment, is that not good? I’ll buy some online when my paycheck come in, thank you for the tip!

Okay, so Iguess it kinda sucks that they trash the tank, but I guess i’ll just have to deal with it, but what about them not eating? I give them different types of food and I never see them eat, I think they ate corn though? The bowl’s never finished though. Also, The saltwater solution is pretty ex...

So, I went on a trip for approximately 2 days, left saturday night, arrived this tuesday morning, and I forgot to leave my light on, and my tank is hectic. So when I left. Two of my hermit crabs were molting, one big one was left alone and was just doing his own thing, but now that I am back, the bi...

Wait... taking them out to play and what not is stressful for them? Like, will they get used to it or they alltogether shouldn’t be taken out?

Hello! Welcome to the HCA! :) Newly purchased crabs usually aren’t all that active for a while, they normally dig to relieve some of their stress from being taken from the wild, shipped to the store, and then purchased by a customer. It’s completely normal for them to do this Thank you so much for ...

Hello everyone! I just recently got a hermit crab, And I want to make sure that they are okay in their habitat,and if their habitat is acceptable. https://image.ibb.co/hhuybd/BA283003_9100_42_FB_A053_E9707_D91_DEE3.jpg So, for starters, my crabs don’t seem to be that lively at night, they rarely mov...