HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Hello everyone! This is my second post after coming to HCA. I posted https://www.hermitcrabassociation.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=126&t=125031&p=1112428#p1112428 last time, and became curious about some things. In my first post, wodesorel told me that color was never an accurate tool to use to determ...

Color has never been an accurate way of determining species. It is entirely dependant on claw and eye shape, devoid of color markings. (Scientifically it's done through reproduction organs, but that usually requires the death of the crab so we use the next best option.) Thank you once again for the...

Hi there! Your hermit is so adorable!! I love the colors!! As a guess, maybe it's a Coenobita cavipes? I'll tag some people on here that could probably give you a definitive answer. @wodesorel @Motörcrab @curlysister @JoeHermits @aussieJJDude Sent from my Moto G (5) Plus using Tapatalk Thanks for t...

Hello, this is my very first post. I live in Korea and normally only post there. I wanted to find out the species of my newly adopted hermit crab, but the best answers I got from my Korean community were vague, at best. I searched Google, Naver(Korean site), and Instagram for answers, but the closes...