HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Well that’s good to hear that is not unheard of!! Thanks so much for your response!


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We have 2 hermit crabs - one buried itself 5 weeks ago, and the other one about 4 weeks ago. They were not eating and no evidence of them coming up, so I assumed they were molting. About a week ago, there was evidence of one coming up (a hole where he came out of, disturbed substrate where he re-bur...

I was wondering if anyone has suggestions for how to keep the crabs from burying their extra shells? I saw some folks keep them on a second level, but I only have a 10-gallon tank and don’t really have the space for a second level. Other thoughts? Thank you!

Thank you all for checking it out & giving feedback! The containers are little drawer organizers I found on amazon - https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0118B1Y ... asin_title


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I downloaded tapatalk - thank you! Here are the pictures...I will take out the sponges. Also, been watching humidity and it has been sitting around 80%. The substrate is ~5 inches deep. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200827/94f6124170b45a6d448b5343db9f7892.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20...

Looking for feedback on if the crabitat is good as is. 2 hermit crabs in a 10- gallon tank (I now know it should be 20, but didn’t know when we bought it...will upgrade some day). Substrate is a mix of coconut fiber and sand (I find this hard to spot clean...can’t see where needs cleaned up, so I ju...

Thanks so much!!

We just got hermit crabs a few days ago, and I want to make sure we are giving them a well-rounded diet. I was thinking commercial food supplemented with fresh food. Suggestions? I have some urgency to make sure I give them well-rounded food quickly, because I THINK one of them is molting and I don’...