HCA: Hermit Crab Association

When I’ve moved in the past with buried crabs I’ve carefully dug them up and transported them in plastic food containers with damp moss. Crabs I had to dig up would not be released until they resumed normal activity. Some people have just picked up and moved the whole habitat but I was never keen f...

I am in South Jersey (15 minutes outside of Philadelphia) and have 5 large crabs and one medium crab in a 55gallon custom tank. I’ve had my babies for 7 years. Unfortunately, I am no longer able to care for them due to disability and I am moving…. my new apartment does not allow pets of any kind. :...

Hello! I recently rescued two small hermit crabs this past late august from the New Jersey shore boardwalk. Their names are Phil and Lill. In early November (around the 5th) I changed the substrate in the tank (eco earth and play sand mix), and about 4 days later Lill decided to go inside the cave a...