HCA: Hermit Crab Association

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:crabblush: hello! I was wondering what the best type of heating mat is. Such as what brand. I have a 10 gallon tank. I have been using a lamp but that zaps humidity. I am not using it rn bc it is summer time. What might be the best brand of heating mats for cold weather. In winter my house gets to ...

Eco earth about 6 inches

:shock: My hermit crab has been having a VERY hard time finding the right place to molt. The other two are just fine. But this one has been up and down underground,under the water, under the food. She is definitely ready to molt since she has her sacs on her side. The soil is not quite ideal. But I ...

Ok thank you so much!

I’m pretty sure that they are white mites. But I can’t see any of my three molter anymore. How do I use taptalk?

I looked in my 10 gallon tank with 3 hermits and their was WHITE MICROSCOPIC BUGS everywhere!!! I saw one on the leg of my hermit crab since it was molting against the glass. All three are molting!!!! There are thousands of bugs all over the dirt and climbing in the dirt! I use eco earth there is ab...

Hello :) Are your dishes doubled? If not then this won't work. Molting takes several months and your water will need to be changed if she is not the only crab. She doesn't need a separate iso tank. This is why a lot of us recommend using double dishes as water bowls. You can use cheap tupperware co...

I do not have doubled dishes i only have one fresh and one salt. She is under the fresh. I do have other crabs but they are molting underground and went down before the soil turned dry. Maybe i could scoop the water out and add new water without removing the bowl. If changing the water is necessary ...

I have a clear water bowl and my hermit crab is getting ready to molt. She is under the bowl. Is that ok if she moly’s under it? Or should I provide an iso tank with the correct molting conditions because in the main, the soil is a bit dry.

:crabblush: :crabblush: :crabblush: I have two hermit crab down for molting, and I can tell my third wants to go down. But the substrate is to dry. As I was in aware that just eco earth is bad for there molting habits. So what do I do? How can I dampen the soil without it collapsing the other hermit...

hello! Can i bring my hermit crab outside to play? Since her two other buddies are down molting, i thought it would bring a little excitment for her life.

Ok thank you so much!

:crabblush: Hello! So I was wondering, is it bad for hermit crabs to see light mid-molt? My tank has a glass bottom and it sits on my desk. (I have to get a stand because I can’t use my desk anymore!) I am new to owning crabs. One of them is molting and I could not find it. But when you pick it up y...