HCA: Hermit Crab Association

My dad does flooring and they do one room at a time, and carpeting doesn't take long. Maybe you can move them to another room while they carpet the room they're in, then move them back once they're done? It's the same thing they do with furniture. It would probably be the easiest and least stressful...

Mine on my main tank stays warm all the time. It may be an issue with the connection, or it may be a faulty pad. They aren't really the best of UTHs in general. Check to make sure all of your cords and plugs are working fine, and then see if it's the pad itself. If it's still under the return window...

Sounds like it was just a dominance spat and he wanted the netting all to himself. My biggest male just did that to my other male when he tried to get into the shell shop. I was woken up by chirping and had to separate them. I dropped the offender into the water dish and watched as he sat there and ...

So I was in a pinch and had to buy a heat pad for my Es, and beanfarm was down and I needed one asap--so I went with a brand that looked good and I could use my Amazon Prime with and get quickly. I found an Aiicioo UTH and so far, it's working fantastic! Mid 80s with no insulation. Is lightweight as...

I always feed everything to my guys in their bowl. They go crazy for the soil supplement! They also like the surf n' turf and pretty much anything else I get from there. You can't really go wrong! I definitely recommend the soil supplement and surf n' turf for starters :) Sent from my iPhone using T...

Yes, their activity can lower before a molt. They can also get super active and dig everywhere. It depends on the crab! Just keep conditions good and leave him be. He'll do his crabby thing


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Considering they can survive in bad conditions at the boardwalk, pet store, etc. I wouldn't overly stress. Just get things back to where they need to be. I'm sure they'll be fine


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So after a week of working on it and gathering some extra things, their 'tat looks much better! http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161026/df0d94d3c1b24d7d513e6526b7133330.jpg It has a reptile hammock and hemp net climbing feature, a nice shell shop, and on the far right corner that dark mass is a in-...

Congrats! I got Es recently too, and I adore them. Good luck with them!


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They sure are! I got them a week ago and I love them to pieces

They are actually easy to tell apart personality-wise, and even then Nami is noticeably smaller than the other one so it's not too hard to tell


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http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161025/86d4d34c13731784404c4e8a1c0c94c5.jpg Nami was being cute and scaling the top of the tank. http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161025/489b23e3c4ad496473a21ee44551614e.jpg Then there was this guy (unnamed) being a creeper and peeking out at me from behind the lo...

Last time I boiled shells (which was quite a long time ago since I have a ton and haven't needed more) I boiled them in MSW. But that was just my choice. Either is fine


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Boiling them in fresh water won't dull them, it's the salt water that does. You should be fine to boil them Boiling makes sure to kill off anything bad in them. Plus the crabs seem to like the fresh smell.


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Thanks you two! I adore them. I got them from Petco actually! I was shocked they had them so I scooped them up. Here's a picture of the other one (he just changed shells again today so he matches the other one now, lol!): http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161021/89bbb1aa60ea527388ee21a9414391e7.jpg ...

Since I have Es now, I have another tank! http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161020/ade56a04b6e3d2f914d7b0a7f5a79ac7.jpg http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20161020/daa4abb779b8f3c6cd9f1a4054e283a1.jpg It's pretty bare right now, but it's what I had on hand for a quick set up. I have more things at my d...