HCA: Hermit Crab Association

I have a 10 gallon tank! I cant figure out how to attach a picture so if you want one you can PM me your phone number or email.

One is female for sure, the other it’s hard to tell

Hello all! I’m going to be a senior in highschool and with college coming up it’s time to find a new home for my two hermit crabs that I’ve had since august of 2019. The crabs and any/all supplies are free. They are both purple pinchers and medium in size. I don’t feel comfortable shipping them, but...

I currently have a tank between 10-15 gallons, but I am planning on getting a 20-gallon tank in the spring when it is warm. I have two side-mounted UTHs (zoo med for 1-5 gallon tanks). My substrate is around five inches tall and once sand thaws some more I am adding two more inches. Half EE and half...

So I have had two crabs for four months: Shelly and Sheldon. Yesterday I got a new one, Shawn. Shawn immediately burrowed under the substrate and we found him scraping the glass at the bottom today. We bathed him in saltwater along with our other crabs yesterday but they all went in separate directi...

Hi guys, I currently have two hermit crabs, and they have been with me for four months. They have not molted, and I am concerned that they should have done that by now. They both are PPs and inhabit shells with a 3/4 -1 1/4 inch opening. I have a substrate that is half EE and half playsand, but it i...

Hi guys! I currently have two crabs that I have owned for four months. I will be getting a third within a week or two and I am wondering about how I should introduce a new crab to the crabitat. How should I introduce the old crabs to the new one and vice versa? Also I am upgrading to a 20 gallon tan...

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