HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Ok. I found a plastic container 14"x8"and about 5" deep. I put an other plastic bowl upside down with a "door" cut into it inside the first. It that takes up about 1/2 the space in the larger container. I got all the sand i could find and mixed it with bottled water until the sand is moist then fill...

No but I'll find something right now. There just isn't much room for anything else.

Also, I have no idea what species they are. I got them from the beach at Galveston Island. I "thought" I had inspected them thoroughly for inhabitants. I thought they were empty shells. 😥 Poor things. They were mixed in a pouch with other "treasures" I'd found on the beach. When I got home I cleaned...

14? Well you're awesome! Thanks for the advice and I took the almonds out.

I had already given 2 soda cap bottles full of tap water before reading NOT to give tap water. Now I have two paper cups cut down, both with bottled water. The sand that I have is from a previous beach trip and has been sitting in a vase for 5 plus years. I'm sure it's completely dry sand. Am I supp...

Hi, I'm new here. I'm sure you've heard this many times. After collecting shells and traveling home from Galveston Texas I've learned that at least 2 of my shells had live crabs in them. I feel horrible and want to care for them, but have no idea how. Right now they are in a large flat bottom plasti...