HCA: Hermit Crab Association

So, I decided to check my wyze cam and I caught the tail end of... I have no idea. A slightly larger molter just came up sometime last night. Was working last night so didn't see much. Tonight I check the camera and post-molt crab was, what looked like to me, looking at maybe getting into a new shel...

Ahhh... I'll post more in a few, but should have bought an aquarium while on sale. Was talking to the guy and we talked about how unsuccessful first molts can be so figured I had some more time I guess and decided to do a wait and see. Welp... molter that's been down for a while just came up last ni...

Definitely check it out on the web when you can. I believe the only one is in Lancaster, PA. I think you're from NJ, so it would be quite a ride for you. They seem to have everything. Their website says the store is 88,000 sq ft. [emoji4] The reptile guy sounds pretty cool. I don't know of anyone l...

I wouldn't have any issues using it. Just inspect the sub for any mold or anything funky to be safe. It's always dry when packaged so it should be good. We usually have a bag of EE just in case sometimes sitting around for months and never had a problem. Thank you! Looks good and dry as far as I ca...

One more question that I wasn't sure about in the original post... I have 2 full bags of loose EE from a few months ago (maybe longer) never used and unopened. These are still all good, right?

I'll have to search as I've never heard of "That Pet Place" to see if ones around sometime. I'm pretty much overstocked on everything at the moment except for some playsand (home depot a mile down the road next to Petco). I mentioned before in another thread that the 'reptile guy' at my local Petco ...

If you're going to upgrade one last time, I'd just go for the 55 gal. For some reason I had a harder time finding a top for my 40 gal breeder (no center brace) than I did for my 55 gal. I used my 40 gal for my tortoise and fish too. I just keep moving all my pets around from one tank to the next lo...

Thank you all for the help. I'm going to take a look tomorrow at Petco. In reality I could go 40G, but I'm not sure. I just want to get everything 'right' and be done with upgrades lol. I do know with the 10G and 20G the mesh lid was pretty much the same price as the tank with the dollar sale which ...

So I had posted that was planning on upgrading from my 20L soon enough. Just saw Petco is doing the dollar a gallon/tank sales now. I have my 20L on a dresser and looking at the dimensions a 40G would be too wide whereas a 55G for $20 more would actually fit. I've already upgraded now 3 times since ...

I would like to see the template filled out as well just to see if there's anything that could have caused it that may have been fixable. I'm so sorry though. You said you had 3 for about a year so the other is still doing well or no? As noted, maybe it was some bacteria or pathogen that was around ...

That's kinda scary. I have a few buried now. I know (hope) the one that's been down a while is just molting, but yeah, I have no "windows" and def could understand your concern! Can't wait to either upgrade or just change my substrate around March or so if the crabs cooperate. Will def be adding mor...

The EE once moist will suck and hold a lot of water. If using mostly EE you need to get it wet then squeeze out a lot of the extra water. Just a thought, your 3:1 ratio may be a little too much EE to your substrate. Since EE will breakdown over time that can be one issue you are having. Especially ...

Just curious. How did that one do that dug in the bloom? Not sure if you remember the thread I had posted... initially with a picture that caught my attention. At that point, it was either Kraken or Hydra (one of my two originals) that had begun digging. Once I received advice here to dig and smell...

So I was just pondering the thought of my last bacterial blooms prior to realizing my sandcastle consistency was way outta whack lol. Not sure how this would be answered, but seems like hermit crabs are sensitive to smells and so on. So why not surface molt over digging in rotten egg substrate? If t...

The downside of the bottle method is that it's hard to get them the darkness they need in order to finish molting properly. It's also not foolproof either, and crabs have gotten inside to attack molters. Interesting. Thanks for the heads up as this would have been my go to. Typically we'd reccomend...