HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Hello, I have a 40 gallon breeder I'm wanting to put on top of my 75 gallon tank. I thought about just flipping it without removing the bottom glass because I'm afraid of breaking the tank but then I realized how little access I'd have to a vast majority of the crabitat. To remove the bottom pane of...

Hello, In the short while I've had Egg and Papaya (jumbos), I've only seen them do a few things. During the day, they climb up onto a branch or cork flat and huddle up next to each other. They will sometimes shift positions a few inches but mostly stay put. At night around 8 pm, they climb down and...

Hello, In the short while I've had Egg and Papaya (jumbos), I've only seen them do a few things. During the day, they climb up onto a branch or cork flat and huddle up next to each other. They will sometimes shift positions a few inches but mostly stay put. At night around 8 pm, they climb down and ...

Nice upgrade! The topper will look great!! I just want to make sure your sand isn't too wet- it looks it in the picture. It should be sandcastle consistency- no water at the very bottom. If you pick up a handful of sand and squeeze it no water should come out. Please also be aware that jumbos take ...

Maybe I just don't see it but do you have any hiding huts? They aren't necessary but my crabs love to sleep in them. 4 PPs and a dog Crabbing since Jan '17 They are huge guys in 4.5 in shells! I haven't seen hiding huts that could accomodate that so I made a dark covered area with the cork flats. T...

I love it! So exciting to see you and the tank come along! How deep is your sub? Sent from my SM-G930V using Tapatalk Thank you! :) It is 10 in !on the right but way lower on the left. Partly to fit the wood so that the crabs couldn't get too close to the top, partly because I ran out of sand lol. ...

Aww, Atlas is so cute!

But thank you, I'm totally in love with them already. I've named them Egg and Papaya haha. Based on what each of them has been really crazy about eating. I read that their preferences often change but I wanted something gender neutral and it just grew on me!

Hello, I got a couple of jumbos (Egg and Papaya) a few days ago and, after doing research and talking to people on here, I quickly upgraded their tank to a 75 gallon. With how much substrate they need, it really doesn't leave much room for climbing so I'm considering using the 40 gallon breeder I or...

The first two shells were smaller than their current ones so I didn't even put them in there with them. I did contact Naples Seashell for advice and then ordered 7 shells with openings ranging from 2 1/4"-3". There's gotta be some winners in there! I also got the 75 gallon tank! It was formerly a sa...

They definitely look smaller in this pic but maybe this is a better representation of their size.

Ah, and I have a gauge very similar to that Accurite one that was just in the house. I've been using that but it is a bit big (almost as big as the crabs!) so I'll probably go pick one of those up from Walmart.

Thank you everyone! :) After more research and consideration, I've decided to try to get them a bigger tank and (hopefully) return this one. If I can clean the sand out 100%, I'm sure they'll take it back. As long as I can borrow my mom's SUV (a 75 gallon won't fit in my little Nissan), I can go get...

Hello, I'll first admit that I was sort of irresponsible and impulsive in my decision to get hermit crabs again (I had them briefly as a child but didn't know how to take care of them correctly then and they all died when it came time to molt) and am disappointed that I was misinformed by my knowled...