HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Hey guys! About a month ago I got another PP so my big boy could have a friend (he's my baby don't judge haha). A couple days after they both got settled into the tank with each other they've both gone underground. I know that this usually means that they're molting but I'm a bit worried. Ever day I...

Hello!! Figured I'd been stalking this forum since August it might as well be time for me to introduce myself! My name is Shaddeh! I'm a proud first time owner of Hermit Crabs, well, A hermit crab now as my little one passed away last night! I'm sad, but it doesn't surprise me, the way I got them wa...

Thank you for confirming and the kind words guys, I really appreciate it I'm very new to owning these guys and I'm sad that she passed but I also understand it's a common thing, especially when it's stress related.

That's what we're assuming, but I wasn't sure if the legs falling off was normal!

It makes me sad that she - apparently I can't sex them correctly haha - passed but she's no longer under stress

Hello! I'm a brand new crab mom ((absolutely love my babies!)) and one of them recently passed! I'm pretty sure I know what caused it as he and his brother were shipped to me in the mail - but my question is... Is this normal? When I discovered that he passed he was laying outside of his shell parti...