HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Hello! I bought my son 2 hermit crabs from PetSmart almost 2 weeks ago. The crabs buried themselves in the substrate within a day, but there were signs of movement at night. The last week though, I see no evidence of movement in the tank at all. How long do I let them be until I worry? Could they b...

HermieBingo wrote:Um, one more question I came across:

Doesn't a glass lid make it so that the hermit crabs can't breathe?

Hermit Crabs breathe with modified gills. The glass holds in the humidity allows them to breathe with their gills


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I am going to get or make a glass top and I have two questions: 1. Should I make the glass top or get it from a store? I have a simple 20 gallon long, and I am not trying to have it be a special size or anything, but is it cheaper to just DIY? 2. Since my crabs are "large", will my crabs just push ...

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How is he doing?


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Reshell him and then place him under a hut. Also, cover the ISO Tank to make it dark as possible. I did this with my crab Mango. Also the HCA guide on naked crabs can be very useful. http://www.hermitcrabassociation.com/ph ... p?t=122302

My son and I would like to do that as well! How did you go about that, Jonathon? What’s the address? We’ll send a couple letters too! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Im going to create a pettion to the US FIsh and Wildlife Service. In addition I am reaching out to my local state leaders. Sent fr...

Update: Mango passed away. I am sad but even more determined now to make sure more hermit crabs are protected from the pet trade.


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I agree, stop the trade! This past week I wrote the White House and my governor about stopping the sale of land hermit crabs. If all of us wrote the leaders in our states and also wrote the white house it would get attention and we could legislation passed to stop the sale of hermit crabs . Sent fro...

Update: Mango is still under the hut. I was reading up on molting and according to The Smithsonian Biology Institute some crabs leave their shells to molt. Is this true? https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/land-hermit-crab


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We don’t know enough about hermit crabs to identify diseases, however if Mango is still naked then he should not be reintroduced for his own safety. A sudden increase in activity can be a sign of stress. He needs a shell before he goes anywhere. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I re shelled him a...

Is there way to tell the difference between PPS and a sickness. I want to place Mango with my other crabs so that maybe it comfort him but I dont want to get my other crabs sick.


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What is this crease on his abdomen? Fkr some reason he fets more active outisde of the shell.


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