FAQ: Abbreviations and Terms Used at the HCA

Post by **HCADirectors** » Wed Mar 13, 2013 5:15 pm

Our community uses a lot of abbreviations on a daily basis, which can be confusing for newer members. Here's a handy list of the most commonly used shortcuts.

Locations:

HCA =Hermit Crab Association
or HCA = Hermit Crab Addiction (store)
HCP = Hermit Crab Patch (store)
or HCP = Hermit Crab Paradise (forum)
LHC = Live Hermit Crabs (store)
or LHC = Land Hermit Crabs (forum)
Deltona = Shell store
Naples = Shell store

Species:

ID = Identify
PP = = PPs = Purple Pincher = Coenobita clypeatus
E = Es = Ecuadorian = Coenobita compressus
Straw = Strawberry = Coenobita perlatus
Indo = Brevy = Indonesian = Coenobita brevimanus
Rug = Ruggie = Coenobita rugosus
Aussie = Crazy Crab = Coenobita variabilis
Blue = Blueberry = Coenobita purpureus
Viola = Coenobita violascens

Anatomy:

BP = Big Pincher (Pincher)
LP = SP = Small Pincher ( or little pincher)
Exo = Exoskeleton
Feelers = Antennae
Hair = Setae

Conditions:

PPS (with a capital S) = Post Purchase Syndrome
Molt = either the act of molting or the shed exoskelton
Surface Molt = Molting ABOVE Substrate
Gel Limb = Forms before molt when there is a lost limb

Items:

IO = Instant Ocean = salt for drinking water
Declor = Dechlorinator = treatment for drinking water
ISO = Isolation (tank)
Crabitat = The tank they usually live in
UTH = Under Tank Heater (to be used on sides of tanks)
KK = Kritter Keeper
UVB = specialty lighting for replicating sunlight
Substrate = The "ground" floor of the tank (where they tunnel and molt)
Gravel = Rough pebbles
Sand = Playsand or All-purpose sand
EE = Eco Earth = brand of cocofiber
FB = Forest Bedding = brand of cocofiber
Plantation Soil = a brand of cocofiber
Bed-a-beast = brand of cocofiber
5:1 = substrate mixture of 5 parts sand to 1 part cocofiber
Moss = crab safe reptile or organic moss
Shell Shop = a container used to keep the shells clean(er), usually mounted off the ground

Forum Terms:

Forum = Subforum = Major section
Thread = Topic = Individual conversation page(s) in a Forum
Post = one entry in a thread
Pic = Picture
Sig = Signature = personalized message added to every post
FAQ = Frequently Asked Questions
Re: = Regarding
Avatar = Avi = Small picture under your name, altered in the User Control Panel
PM = Private Message
Inbox = PMs that you’ve recieved
Sentbox = PMs that have been delivered and read by recipient
Outbox = sent PMs that are still unread by recipient, once read will move to Sentbox
Saved Messages = Storage for important PMs
UCP = User Control Panel = where you can change all your personal settings