HCA: Hermit Crab Association

There are 7 shelled mega in this shot


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Quick update on this morning. Shell that made a break for it last night was back in the pool again at 8am this morning BUT has now moved out again and is further out this time. In the other trans pool (with sand ramp) there are 7 on the ramp. 3 very close to the edge and one of them is moving furthe...

I now have one brave soul who has left the pool and is on the brink of becoming a land hermit crab. It's one of the last ones I put in tonight


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Monday 19th December Day 16 1600 :cheer: :cheer: :cheer: OMG fingers, toes, eyes and everything else crossed. I have 17 hermit crab megalopa in the transition pool. 2 are heading up the ramp to the sand. This makes the last 16 days worth all the angst and sleepless nights? Now little ones please ha...

Monday 19th December Day 16 0930 Shell 1 was sitting in the same spot in the pool as where I left it last night. Shell 2 also in the other pool. Sub is evenly damp but the fresh pool is drying up. I think that might be because it is so shallow and close to the heat mat. Might need to move it long t...

Disaster averted..... Tonight about 11pm Natalie asked me what the temp was in the transition pools. I had to untape it all and that took a while but lucky I did because the sub was soaking wet. The pool with the sand ramp had been wicking into the sub until it was almost empty. (about 150ml) Fortun...

Oh my goodness!!! Major congratulations!!!![emoji322] He looks TINY[emoji7] Can u explain what is in a transition tank? I'm learning as you go on your journey:) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Eggs hatch as soon as they hit salt water. They go through a number of stages zoea 1, zoea 2, megalopa ...

Mega #2 is now in transition tank. https://vimeo.com/196121517



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Zoea and mega are very fragile. Water changes need to be done without moving them too much. Scooping them up in a fish net would be way too damaging. Initially I use a larger piece of clear plastic tubing with a stocking over the end to avoid sucking up the zoea as they are everywhere and very tiny....

Nothing more to report this morning. Both jars have mega eating and checking out shells. #2 has a couple in shells but they are getting used to the new feel. Mega in trans tat has not reappeared.

The one climbing up the stick was transfered to the transition tank pool at 0745 on Day 14... When I got home again at 1300 it was nowhere to be seen so hopefully it has dug down for final moult. Apparently this takes about 24hrs. SO SUnday morning Ill be searching the sand for a moving shell. BUT t...

https://vimeo.com/196017583
First one making a break for air at 0830 on day 14


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They are even tinier now Just Jay [emoji23]


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