HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Ya, I've got a crab (micro E) that I NEVER see. She just molted, she came up to eat, then she just hides all day or digs down. :roll:

I have to say, I don't particularly care for driving...but I'll do it, just for you two :D However, you'll HAVE to deal with my [smilie=love.gif] Radiohead [smilie=love.gif] all the way! NO exceptions!!! That's okay!!!! I'm pretty used to it. Yay! I'm going to Mommas house...ohya.... :hlol:

Congrats!! Ya, Pics???

MommaChickadee wrote:Okay, then, well that settles it! Start packin', Tetra and Hermietastic!!! Don't forget the crabbies

When are you pickin' me up Momma? Ooops, I have to go tell my mom! I don't think she knows yet!

Ya, I have a little brother who is 7 and tries to destroy me, and 3 doggies!!(A lab-bordercollie mix, who wieghs almost a 100 pounds, lol, a Chihuahua, and a Chihauhua-Poodle mix puppy named Lola who is 2 months old and like a preemie!!)

I'll start packing Momma!!!!

Ooh Ooh I want to come to Mommas house! Hey, I'm a young teen to and I clean the house, and I'm really cute!!! (And my hermies can come!!!)

Well, some foods are color-enachcers, like carrots, blueberries, etc. That may be why, if he is lacking certain nutriets. But then of course I am feeding my crabs a crazy high color enacher diet, and they are all (well most) losing their color.

Hmm Kathy! I have no idea! I can't wait til Friday!

Congrats on the molt! He has some wonderful coloring!

This isn't an emergency (hence why it's not in Emergency) because I know basicly what to do, but I need advice! I really needed to clean the tank out, becuase the EE at the bottem was getting nasty. I knew that I had 3-5 crabs down, but I thought they should have been heading up because they had bee...

Those are marine hermit crabs. They live in the water, and cannot live outside water for long. People use them to eat algae.

Ya, I have 2 crabs right now who have no leg tips. Kinda nasty.

I love the new smiley!!! Oh ya! LOL, that's funny anish! Glad he reshelled for ya!

I'm sorry! :( I have another way to tell if a crab is dead. I take a small piece of paper and put it between the two pinchers that make up the BP. If it's alive, it will instinctively bite down on the paper. Has anyone else use this method? Yes, or under the gaurd leg and kinda pull it. It is very h...

Cool! Congrats!