HCA: Hermit Crab Association

this is jelly the thinner crab

this is booger the thicker crab

if i give my crabs human food can it be seasoned?

Hello! I love my crabs and i love observing them doing things. does anyone have any playtime ides?

i just thought that when they molted they would change shells... i obviously do not know much about the molting process.

well when they get in their hut together, they hardly ever come out but there was one time a little while ago that they didnt come out for a couple of weeks and they when i finally took them out later that was when i noticed the new growth

I haven't seen them burying themselvesOr coming completelyOut of their shell... That's how they molt right

Both of them fit together in one hand. I dont know if they have molted before IGot them or not but I have had them since JulyAnd they still haven't molted.

It says my pics are too big

Why have my crabs both gained one new bright and shiny leg yet they neither one have molted and none of the rest of their body is bright and shiney other than their purple pincher?

I got my babies, Booger & Jelly around July 4th 2013, it is days away from Christmas now and they still have not molted. Is that normal or should I be worried?

I am a proud momma! I finally heard one of my two crabby babies chirp the other night. I love their little personalities.

I have two little crabs and I havent had them long or owned hermit crabs before, so i dont know what to do. One of my babies,Jelly is super thin like her little back is very wide like my other crab Booger, and Jelly's legs are so tiny, pointy and thin, unlike booger. Booger is thick and his back is ...