HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Currently don’t own any hermits, I was just wondering how you would go about purchasing shells after measuring? If a crab has a 1-inch opening, would you offer more shells of that size, or move up to 1.5? I do know where to purchase shells thanks to this forum, my confusion just stems from how to go...

Welcome to crabbing and to the site. Crabs won't burn themselves against a side or the back where the heat mat is - they will just move away if it is too hot. I have never had a 'backdrop' for any of my tanks. Sometimes - depending on the brand of heat mat and how the temp inside the tank is - we w...

Hi!! I’m very new to hermit crabs, but I’ve been researching them for a while and have been looking into adopting within the next few months. I’m going to be using a UTH on the side of the tank after finding that heat lamps zap humidity. Most crabitats I see use some sort of backdrop for the tank, I...