HCA: Hermit Crab Association

It's been a while since we posted some updated baby pictures. So far we only have one issue with them. We just don't see them. They come out late at night and as soon as they see us they hide. The are great at vanishing instantly. You literally blink and they are gone! With talking with Mary she is ...

We have introduced a few crabs at a time. We always dip our new arrival in the the dechlorinated freshwater before adding them to the colony. Dipping them is supposed to make them smell like the current crabs. Perhaps you can also dip your current crab at the same time too. Like you said if you have...

I really wish we could adopt these guys. You already spoke to my wife about them. Even in the same town! Unfortunately we are at capacity and can't take any more on at this time. I can't think of any members nearby. I believe maybe Harrisburg/Hershey area would be the next closest. LeeHasCrabs was i...

Xeno and I have a plan we are working on. I don't want to go into too much detail yet. We need some simple help from everyone. I'd like to know what size tank/s everyone has. Im trying to figure out what sizes are the most common. I don't need dimensions unless it is a custom build. Just basic info....

My two large purples always seem to use the buddy system. They always seem to go down about a week apart. The first one came us about two weeks ago so the other should appear soon.

We hit the mother load of crab ornaments on Saturday! There is this Christmas store near us that has like 80,000 ornaments. They have everything! https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20191118/3f6c84335e17530ae5333d111992043c.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20191118/2eb67a48ea4a76f0d6cde2630aa3de27....

Thanks The pictures in the first post were taken with a Pixel 2. The second pics were taken with a Pixel 3. They take amazing photos! So.....two days after posting this we received a message about adopting 4 more crabs! They are even in the same town too! Unfortunately we can't take them. We did let...

Here are a few more pictures of these two. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20191115/0e657b3d96aa42437a61d82d90fd6b4a.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20191115/a519283bd77432426cac86d2dc3d1117.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20191115/aa41d8e4588db0ad5ac9340840453a56.jpg Sent from my Pixel 2...

Thanks, they are definitely buddies. They are almost always together and everyone is getting along. We do the cafeteria system for our tanks. Clean all the dishes and dry them at once. Then we lay all the dishes out, protein, plants/fruits, calcium, poops. Then add the same foods to each. It goes pr...

I know! We are getting to the point asking ourselves, Do we really need the TV, another tank can fit there! We scored two 75's a few weeks ago. We are looking at retiring the 30 gallon and moving some in the 55 over to that. I saw somewhere where somebody took three of the same size tanks and made o...

Xeno and I finally realized we can't even joke about rescuing or adopting crabs anymore. Ok on with the back story to this. We find it rather amusing. Rewind to last summer or maybe the summer before.. We we're at a pet store and struck up a conversation with a lady and her husband about crabs. Xeno...

Bean Farm has a 6x17. With only having 4" to heat I'm wondering if the 6x17 could be too much for such a small area. Especially considering warm air rises. Sorry if I made it more complicated. Just thinking out loud on here. https://beanfarm.com/collections/heating/products/ultratherm-heat-pads-6-x-...

I am a member here, obviously. I also joined CSJ, and LHCOS on Facebook. I believe there is a right and wrong way to care for hermit crabs. I also believe there is more than one correct way to properly care for them too. As long as end result is a properly set up crabitat I don't think it matters ho...

Aaah. I didn't catch that until now. Can you post a picture or two of your tank. We may be able to help you tweak things.

What do you have for both sides of your substrate? The one side is sand but I can't really tell what the left side is. Usually with a crabitat the entire bottom is filled to at least 6" of sand, Eco Earth or combination. With the 6" of substrate mixed to sandcastle consistency it's usually enough to...