HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Not one of the experts here, but don’t they slow down before a molt? I’ve also read they sometimes change into slightly smaller shells prior to molting. Did you notice if she was eating/drinking much before she switched and slowed down? Edit: Saw you only had her 3 weeks now, so she could just be d...

Totally new at this.. and probably a dumb question. My once super active Hazelnut moved into a new shell and after a couple of days, she’s pretty much stopped moving. She seemed to still be alive last I checked... she is tucked way back into her new shell- but she hasn’t really moved in two days. Sh...

Hello! We were at the beaches in Hilton Head a couple of weeks ago and collected a bunch of shells 🐚 to bring home. We got back to the condo on the opposite side of the island, I and started hearing movement in the shell bucket, and lo and behold, we had 5 hermit crabs. Not having any kind of perman...