HCA: Hermit Crab Association

The blood worms are safe. We have two coffee grinders we use. One is a cheap $15 one from Walmart. I ended up cracking the plastic when I thought it was a good idea to use it for powdering popcorn kernals! Lol! The other is a Kitchen Aid we also got at Walmart. It has a stainless steel container. W...

I was also wondering what type of coffee grinders everyone uses to grind up dried food? I am looking into making my own mixes but not sure on the grinder.

I was wondering if this is okay to feed my crabs? I fed my fish the Frozen blood works now and had this left over. Also wondering if they can eat flaxseed seeds? The list says flaxseed but I just want to be sure the seeds are okay and also ground flaxseed meal? https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200...

Thank you so much for your help, I greatly appreciate it. Making a trip tonight to the stores to get them some things.

Yeah any area that's not seasoned is safe, cooked or raw. And yes raw eggshell is safe as well, I think the crabs even like it more because it has raw egg on it too lol You can keep the shells for as long as you want. Crabs are scavengers so rotten food items won't hurt them.....just stink up your ...

If you're struggling to find a calcium source for them eggshells are pretty easy. I keep a mason jar in my fridge where I put all my eggshells on mornings when I eat breakfast. They get smelly quick but the crabs don't mind [emoji4] Protein is another food item that needs to be readily available. P...

Where can I get cuttlebone or the calcium powder?

I do just have blueberries in there right now with a little bit of this JurrasiDiet stuff I got from the pet store. Is that okay to give them? I just order a mix of dry things for them to eat. I just recently found out that they should have a variety of things to eat, as I have only been giving them...

So I have been a hermit crab owner for almost a year now. I decided to get some after thinking about it for awhile. Its hard to see them in the stores and not want to buy one. I got three and let my three boys name them. Hercules, Bendy, and Mercury are now part of our family. I put a lot of thought...