HCA: Hermit Crab Association

That made my night! Sweet!

You can save a whole lot of money by just buying organic produce and drying it yourself.

By any fresh food items that you trust placed them in in a dehydrator and dry them out.

First calibrate your hygrometer be sure its not the culprit.
Seal the top with cling wrap or press n seal?
Add moss pits?
Add bubblers to water pools?
Your substrate is sand castle damp right? Damp enough to hold shape not wet enough to glop appart?

I don't think it's the same shell but it's a dang good looking crab congratulations!

I think they may just feel a little more comfortable like not as out in the open or naked. I was debating the same thing I haven't added a background yet but I did add another plastic plant and I may add one more hide spot. I want them to feel like they are well hidden inside or under a bush or some...

What products ARE recommended by the HCA?? IS there a list of common and recommended tank Decor or common building supplies etc anywhere on this site like the food lists? ( I think there is a link for substrate materials with pictures if there's not it could go here) Call it decoration and building ...

The poor Marooned little buggers are happy you have them!

For starters just worry about your Basics like the proper products to build your crabitat and then dialing in the climate of your crabitat. I personally use a 10 gallon tank play sand I found at Home Depot and sphagnum Moss I found at Home Depot for substrate. Thank you for taking pity on the little...

I have a 10 gallon tank as well and have been running it stable for a month now. Uth heaters are the safest thing to use for all day heat. you find a uth heater that fits the entire back of your tank preferably above the substrate. ( it just dries the substrate out quickly if it is under). Do not pu...

:) Point Assuradly well taken. I just got off the phone with a knowledgable rep in a 200 year old company in New York called Gladding, a us manufacturer. I poked and prodded the rep for info from multiple angles. I mentioned the extreme sensitivity of marine animals. I mentioned everything from meta...

Lol the doc is in. Thanks!

I think they know that crabs eat crabs. So they assume a larger would dominate and chow down. But everthing ive read sounds like crabs are mostly at risk molting (and are eaten)or during a shell war (torn up)

What gringa means is...im sorry but you should hope for the best but prepare for the worst

Read into iso techniques and foods? Have it all ready before you dig? Good luck! Happy thoughts.

Hey hey! Got some? gonna get some?