HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Yes thank you for the info I’m new so all advice is appreciated. The one I have coming is deeper but not by too much. I have 2 about the size of a golf ball and 2 that are smaller. If I need to go deeper what could I put in there for the smaller ones so they can climb out? Sent from my iPhone using ...

curlysister wrote:Oh yeah, totally normal for them to climb all over shells, try some on or not, bury some, etc. LOL, crabs are funny.

On a bit of a separate note - is that a water dish on the left?

It’s a temporary salt water dish I change it daily.


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But he’s been looking at them all day and not changed so I just wasn’t sure if I had the right size or if they are too heavy for him.


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https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190618/8cbf427f7fb5ab895d0958c29f018b8d.jpg He’s in the brown one in the back in the middle I think I scared him when taking the picture. He just changed to this shell sometime last night. I’ve only had him for about 2 weeks and this one has finally started coming...

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Ok I was kinda worried because I didn’t see the part of the forum suggesting to gradually increase humidity. I have the humidity at around 70% and just added the substrate so I was thinking it was too much change in such a short period. Only one is in a painted shell so I hope he switches soon. Sent...

I just got 1 hermit and discovered after getting home the beach store was 100% wrong about their care. I went back exchanged the small cage for 3 more hermits. All 4 are now in a 20 gallon tank with coconut fiber a little over 4 in deep. Salt and fresh water (not tap) food and they had some apple la...