HCA: Hermit Crab Association

I have owned one hermit crab for 15 years, and another newly adopted. Traditionally I have always used pet store Natural Calcium sand mixed with eco earth (one part sand, two parts eco earth), I never had any issues as both crabs were very active and enjoyed digging in their substrate as equally as ...

Thank you all for your kind input, this webpage has been a very helpful resource for me! An update. I did get another crab, who has gone through two molts already this year and very active. I've kept them in separate tanks next to each other; my large crab Billy is in a 40 gallon long and my new sma...

I adopted a single hermit crab from my friend when I was 9 years old. I knew very little at the time of how to take proper care of crabs and have gradually learned through the years as I have gotten older. I've now had him for 15 years and I only recently learned that they're social creatures. I was...