HCA: Hermit Crab Association

After reading the sticky on molting I am even more worried.... Tiny - (1 week), every month Small - 2-3 weeks, every 1 to 3 months Medium - 3 to 6 weeks, every 2 to 5 months Large - 4 to 8 weeks, every 4 to 10 months Extra Large - 6 weeks to 8 weeks, every 10 to 12 months Jumbo - 8 weeks to 16 weeks...

Ok thank you I knew the larger the crab the longer the molt but for one so small I figured he would be done by now. He was so tiny when I got him I wasn't sure if he was even large enough to come home with me. Dime size is like the maximum size he was. He may have even been a little smaller

He's buried under the swimming pool by the glass I can't see him from any angle thru the glass but I watched him dig down weeks ago and smoothed the substrate out where he's at but none of my other crabs are even small enough to get there to mess with him. Its a narrow walkway between the swimming p...

So the very first hermit crab I boug like 6 weeks ago went down for what I'm assuming is a molt at this point on August 1st today is August 25th now it's been just over 3 weeks. Hrs only about the size of a dime. My substrate is 5:1 playsand and EE about 6 inches deep through out. I don't know is it...

I might have to buy a heat lamp but I have small kids so I was trying to avoid that. But i don't know how else to raise the temp up.any ideas are greatly appreciated

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Awesome good to know. I bought two ultra therms 6x23 put one on top and one on bottom.I had to use duct tape to get them to stick sense it doesn't have a sticky side like zoo meds. They have been on there about 14 hrs so far and it hasn't even raised my crabitat a single degree... Its still only 72 ...

Just a thought... You might want to add atleast another 2 or 3 inches of substrate looks like you have 3-4 inches currently. You want it deep enough fit your largest crab to bury it's self 3 times over. You can add the substrate carefully about 1 inch at a time so not to collape there tunnels. Also ...

I do not know but in interested to find out as well

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I currently have 4 crabbies one has been down burried for 2 weeks now molting (hopefully he comes up soon) and so I had 3 left roaming untill 2 nights ago when 2 of them went down under and now I only have 1 loan crabby roaming around so yes absolutely normal between the posssibilities of them destr...

Absolutely yea I actually paid $70 for the actual crabitat and $70 for someone off craigslist to take me to get it and it was a 4 hr round tripso it was a little but of a mission but I know my crabbies will love it and I find it entertaining I have litterally stayed up all night drawing ideas before...

Well we all learn new stuff I am new at crabbing too I'm learning always

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Well I'm about to buy two large ultra therms so that should help a lot more then my zoomed uth

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And I've already had 1 successful molt and my other 3 out of 4 are down currently

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I've read on many theads that 72-80 is acceptable 72 may be the lowest you could comfortably go but it is acceptable my 20g long stays between 72-75f

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There absolutely must be a reason one way or the other what is your current humidity and temp? And what kind of tank do you have. When I first bought my sons hermit crabs they came in a horrible critter cage I was told it was greatthey could run and play but my baby baby E humped out of his shell on...