HCA: Hermit Crab Association

I have had 3 crabs that were with us for 20 months before molting. The first was small. He finally went down and came up perfect. We have had this crab for 8 years now. He now usually molts every 6 to 8 months. I have 2 crabs now down that are a large that finally went down about a week apart. They ...

I'm very sorry for your loss.

I am very sorry for your loss. You took very good care of him.

Hi, Unfortunately I have experienced the same problem with several crabs. They were fine at first then started to get slower and slower and very weak. They finally died. I didn't know what was wrong with them. I remembered reading somewhere that they can get an infection in their gills. It recommend...