HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Hi Tom, you might want to add your general location to the title and/or text of your add. This will help people in the same area spot your post quicker.

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Hi! I always pre-make my salt water and let it sit out at room temperature. A half gallon usually lasts me a couple of weeks for both of my tanks. I'm not sure how long you'll be gone, but your crabs would be fine without a water change for a week (unless it gets really sandy or poopy of course). I ...

curlysister wrote:Hahaha that looks like he's in one of those Bumbo chairs for babies!

You're right, it def does lol!

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curlysister wrote: I wish I had seen it too! Such a 'crab' thing to do! LOL!

Lol!! [emoji846][emoji846]

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I<3mycrabbies wrote:This is actually so cute

Thank you! [emoji846]

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Beau always sits on the calcium powder dish when he's waiting his turn for the wheel. There are 2 wheels in the tank, but Beau prefers this one lol.

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curlysister wrote:One of my sister's friends had a crab that picked up a shell and yelled at it for about an hour then put it down and never did it again.

I literally LOL whenever you tell this story. I wish I could have been there to see it ha!

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Yay that's so awesome!!

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PeonyTealeaf wrote:Thank you, I will wait longer and hope he comes up!

Keep us updated for sure! [emoji846]

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I agree with Curly to wait a bit. My oldest and biggest crab went under at the end of Dec. He usually takes 3 months to resurface. I'm patiently awaiting his arrival at the end of March lol. It's crazy nerve-wracking for sure though. I'm glad he only does it once/year. I will have had him for 13 yea...

Hi and welcome to crabbing! If you haven't already, check out the basic care sheet to make sure your tank is set up correctly: https://hermitcrabassociation.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=120&t=119273 Since she is fairly new, hanging in one spot may just be her way of destressing. Does she retract into h...

So awesome! [emoji846]

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I'm very sorry she passed. [emoji3525]

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Hi! I'll put my suggestions under your answers. Hope this helps! Since you've come to the emergency forum, we know you want a fast answer to your question. In order for us to figure out the problem as quickly as possible, we ask that you answer the following questions as best you can. Some of them m...

Ok thank you for that. This is one of the two new ones I got so my little one could have friends since his buddy passed. Only other thing I can think of is it escaped before I got the glass top, but I can't imagine that it would survive in the house with no food or humidity. Guess I'll never know u...