HCA: Hermit Crab Association

gunstreet.girl wrote: ↑

Fri Dec 06, 2019 10:03 am

Calcium sand is safe as a dietary supplement but not recommended as a substrate.

Ok thank you! I was hoping I had the right info.

Welcome to HCA!!! It looks like you are doing pretty good so far and I would like to personally thank you for giving your crabs a better environment (not too many people care about the well being of their crabs, or we would have lots more members :lol:.) I just have 1 question for you... is the whit...

So CUTE!!![emoji38][emoji173]

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How nice of you to treat your crabbies!!! Happy Thanksgiving!!!

It is! I absolutely love it. Over the years I've worked my way up to bird care assistant. So I can give oral medications, tube feed, give subq fluids, etc. Nothing is more rewarding than watching a bird be released back into the wild. [emoji179] Sent from my Moto G (5) Plus using Tapatalk On behalf...

It's a shame you don't live near me in PA! I volunteer for a wild bird rescue, and we use wet dog food and dog kibble to feed to vultures, crows, and gulls. They would have went crazy for your food. Birds like vultures are scavengers and are used to having food that's not 100% fresh. [emoji854] Sen...

Welcome to the HCA!!! It is always very "crabulous" to have new members!!! I have almost had my 2 little dudes for a year now, they are interesting little boogers. Hope you enjoy your little guys!

Sorry for the loss of your little crabby...it sounds like you did you best to keep him alive.

Good Luck!!!

Sounds like you are doing a pretty good job so far preparing for your little fellas. Welcome to the HCA!!!

I also love seeing the color changes that they go through my crab has gone from being very pale to being a beautiful dark purple/red!

He has quite the obsession with his "tree house." I thought that maybe he was just afraid to climb down so I moved him and he climbed right back up. Such a silly little crabby![emoji173] https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20191104/1d786b6940cd34277d9df69f0072130e.jpg Sent from my LGL158VL using Tapata...

So glad you found the little guy!!! I had a crab escape while I was on vacation, I felt so sick that the poor little guy was roaming the house for 4 days without the proper humidity and crabitat. Luckily he was fine and he is very healthy and happy now! (Other that being more aggressive toward me, e...

I am not quite sure if an un-healthy crab can give off an odor yet... maybe somebody with more experience on this can help out.

I found this post on Pinterest awhile back, maybe this is the cause of the fishy smell in your home? It obviously isn't coming from your crabs, so you may want to check all the outlets in the room just to be safe.[emoji106] https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20191030/bdb2e2e5446367b0393f09c4f9c3aad7.j...