HCA: Hermit Crab Association

http://i917.photobucket.com/albums/ad17/schumaker93/Coconut%20and%20Dinner/IMG_9800.jpg Tonight the hermies are having a mussel (boiled in saltwater), mashed papaya, blackberry, rose petals, and a sprinkling of kelp powder. :D They also have a big chunk of young coconut that they've been nibbling o...

musicalcrabbies wrote:Does shrimp mean any shrimp? As in dried red or river shrimp from the pet store?

Shrimp is shrimp, yep!

Oh no! :shock: I just bought an Acu-Rite and it's been reading kind of low to me. I haven't calibrated it yet, but I feel like my crabitat has been higher than what it's reading (for humidity and temperature). :dontknow: I'm going to try calibrating it now to see what's up. And I agree with you, it'...

Tonight the hermies are trialing rambutan and young coconut! Yummm!

How about gardenia flowers? I have one left on my bush outside. And as far as maple leaves, can I just go out into my yard and get a few leaves? I have regular green maples, red maple and Japanese maple. Not sure about the gardenia flowers, I'll have to do some research on that one. :wink: As far a...

Really cool! I'm going to check out more on your blog.

Tonight is the staple mixture I mentioned in my last post, along with fresh dragonfruit and fresh papaya.

Almost forgot! :roll: I threw in some cooked venison, too. Yum.

Tonight, we have a staple mixture I have been trying to offer more often (THCP mineral mix, worm castings, oyster shell, crushed brine shrimp, Himalayan pink salt) as well as two fresh fruit options: dragon fruit and papaya! :D It's my first time trying the crabbies on dragon fruit, so I'm eager to ...

Question!! =D Which kind of hermit crab is Zoeythelost holding in her display picture right now? My smallest crab looks exactly like that! =D=D=D=D I haven't figured out what kind of crabs I have yet lol. That's a purple pincher. :wink: There are a lot of hermies that I've seen on the HCA that look...

:faint: Ahhhh! :lol: There are just too many cute pictures here. :hearts: I love the one with the caption "Troublemakers". It's just too cute. :cloud9: Your hermies are truly beautiful. :wink: You can tell they have a fantastic caretaker! :crabbigsmile: ~currently in the process of watching the vide...

Very interesting! My dad is a hunter so I definitely could get ahold of some.

It is very nice and also a great opportunity for everyone to see the pictures and see how others are taking care of their crabs. I will move the thread to Crabitat Conditions, and if it keeps getting enough traffic and is being utilized often, making it a sticky would be no problem.

Thanks, everyone! :glasses2: I love your tiny little indo. :) Mine all grew up too fast. I know the feeling! :lol: I think my little Indo is the smallest guy I have right now and he has a special place in my heart. :cloud9: What kind is Shinto? He's stunning. Thank you very much. :crabbigsmile: Shin...

All of my Straws have only lasted a very small amount of time in my crabitat. :( I don't even think I've had any of them for longer than a year. :dontknow: It seems like they are definitely harder to take care of, and it's possible that we're missing some aspect of their care in captivity. I've had ...

These crabitats are all so stunning!