HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Good morning and thank you. I only read about the care being one inch at a time so I'll go to the molting one and see what I can find out. My biggest issue is I have no idea where the two of them are. When he was accidentally uncovered by my daughter he was in the middle of the tank in the middle of...

Update...I read The care sheet and so much more. I am thankful for pointing in that direction which I clearly overlooked. Update on sand..the left side is 4 inches where the feeding bowls water are. Why I'm not sure. The middle of the tank is 5 and the left side is 6 inches. So I'll even it out and ...

Thank you for such a quick response. Yikes I thought the sand was higher than that. I will surely check and..... Should iimmediately add more? I did just received echo earth as well but haven't added it yet in case they were molting. Heat. I have a 7watt uth on the backside of the tank which is 10 g...

Hello again.......so...last we chatted....I hadn't seen either hermit crabs. Well, it's now 3weeks today. I smoothed out the sand, no movement at all. I change the food every 2 days and water every day. Salt and dechlorinated. All's I seem to do is throw out food. Also, no terrible smells at all so ...

Thank you. I will remove the sponges for sure and add additional moss. I love the idea of the wet paper towels. Well starting another week so I'm remaining hopeful. I did stress yesterday because a family member was intrigued with my tank and started moving the sand to find the hermit crabs. She fou...

Thank you so much for your response. I just ordered the Eco earth to add for humidity. I also place sponges dipped in salt water in the tank to increase humidity but never in the water. Is that okay to do. Also, I do spray down the tank and sand twice a day but it seems to saturate the top of the da...

First, let me say thank you for having created this forum. I have spent days and most likely weeks learning what to provide for these 2 little guys. Information: my grandson came home with two hermit crabs, small to medium-sized, from a Beach vacation in New Jersey. They were in a small plastic cont...