HCA: Hermit Crab Association

I just wanted to state that you cannot use heat lamps with glass tops. They will crack the glass. This is absolutely a very real risk if the wattage is too high or is placed too close to the glass. You cannot use the dome fixtures or anything else that sits on the glass directly. It's also an issue...

I don't know what you consider a reasonable distance to drive. I'm 5.5 hours away but could be willing to meet you halfway if you can't find someone closer to take them. I've got room for both as we're setting up my 55 gallon this week. Feel free to PM me if you're interested and we can swap phone n...

Thank you!!!

When I started with a 10g, I cleaned it once a year and kept half the substrate to 'reseed'. Honestly, I've never fully cleaned out the 20g we currently have and I had the 55g for 4 years and never cleaned it out until we had to for a move. If you have Eco earth substrate, it breaks down a lot of th...

I agree that heat lamps tend to suck humidity. You also have to be careful if you're using a glass top because they're designed to use with mesh. The glass top can have a sort of 'oven' effect making the heat from the bulbs much stronger. I use a UVB light in a low profile fixture set right on top o...

Hey everyone! I was on LHC many many moons ago. Unfortunately, I have no memory of my username or access to the original email, so for all intents and purposes, I'm new here! I have been keeping crabs for about 8 years now. I currently only have one, a PP named Hagrid. We just celebrated his 7th ann...