HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Two nights ago my largest crab, Diesel, emerged from his 2nd moult. Like clockwork, this one was also 40 days long. This morning he ate for hours and chirped like a bird for 90 mins before sunrise. However my initial rescue, Buddy, has never resurfaced. I don't know if he survived or is just good at...

After 4 weeks underground, my smallest crab Lulu came up to eat very early this morning. My dog Lexi alerted me when she detected movement in the tank. Lulu was in a new, larger shell. I believe this was my first moult. Hopefully the other 2 will surface soon. I'm curious if they are moulting also.

We have movement! The moss under the driftwood tree was pushed WAY up and turned over.

And the chia seeds I sprinkled around are sprouting like crazy!

Also today I received the assortment of organic hermie food I bought on eBay from Hugs for Hermits.

Had I not taken Buddy home he would have not survived up to today. He did manage to not get eaten by seagulls (which are plentiful & ravenous in this State) or run over by a car (as he made it under the Boardwalk and halfway down the street toward the main road). Once we saw him, I took him out of t...

This is my first post. 2 1/2 weeks ago my gf & I rescued a hermit crab while on vacation. The Boardwalk shops closed for the season the week before and we figured that they must dump onto the beach all unsold crabs. We found Buddy sitting in front of her car tire. It was 64° outside that day. The ne...