HCA: Hermit Crab Association

What kind of cage do you keep them in?(pics appreciated)

cute

Maybe he is getting ready to molt?

Can you put in hot water bottles?

I think if you do enough research on each species, and have the tank conditions good for both species, you should be good. However, sometimes some people have problems with things related to aggression or digging up molters so you might want to be careful. Because of that some people separate diffe...

Hey not meaning to be rude, but you are a fairly new crab owner. It is probably best you stick with purple pinchers until you have more experience. I'm in the same boat. I wou L like to get some eccies but I'm only a six month crabber. I say wait IMO

I will also crack a coconut for the fiber tomorrow!

Thanks! So far it's holding up! I made the water dishes. Hopefully I will get moss tomorrow. Still waiting for a molter to come up though!

purplepincher wrote: ↑

Mon May 06, 2019 7:47 am

yea, i messed up on that one! that was before i got into species identification, i just saw a pic of a viola that looked like shadow. LOL

Lol

odelayheehoo wrote: ↑

Sun May 05, 2019 6:33 pm

They do not have a viola, it was a deeply colored purple pincher that gave the assumptions that it was one.

Oh,ok lol

2 of mine are down under and have been molting for 2 weeks. i have 2 smalls and 2 teenys. or is it mini? whatever. they are the next size down, but one is about to get a little bit bigger after her molt! she is a violacen and is very shy. please send hopeful words because she was missing an entire ...

Cute! How big are they?

I'm so sorry. I was thinking he was going to make it and I prayed for him. I got attached. When I heard he passed, I cried a little. It's a amazing to think how thes e tiny creatures capture our heart like that, especially when they are not your own. That is a beautiful memorial.

I wouldn't worry. He probably just changed

AussieJjdude I know because I saw him up a few nights ago. He has dug up and ate a crab before, if that helps.