HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Ah! You have sponges?? I'm certain that is the smell. When I first started out I used sponges, and those things will stink to high heaven no matter how you sterilize them. What's worse is you don't even need them. Crabs can drink directly from the dish, and they really didn't help with humidity at a...

Do you boil the moss before you put it in? I usually use Fluker's green stuff (my local shops only carry the green stuff), and I boil it in salt water until the water looks muddy, dump the water, get new salt water, and do it again and again until the water doesn't look disgusting anymore. A lot of ...

I tried this. They ate all of Nar's food before the crabs did, escaped through the tiniest crevices, and basically made a nuisance of themselves. The really little crabs would sometimes stalk them, but the big guys totally ignored them. I was the one trying desperately to get them out! I only caught...

If you have an account with Photobucket (or similar free site) there is an option for resizing the image after it's been uploaded. Then you can post the IMG link in your post, and the photo shows up all sizey and perfect.

Or you could check it out at the library. If the info isn't good, you know it before wasting money buying it.

Honestly, why spend the money when you can come here for free?

I've been slowly clearing out my 26 as I move the crew from that tank to the new one, and I've seen two babies, and one adult. If there are babies, they must be doing well, but darn if I ever see the dang things!

Did you cook it?

I plan on giving them some eggs soon for protein. I do put dried shrimp in their tank, but I don't know if they've eaten it yet. Does that give them protein? Yup, that's protein! I'll be going out to get a bunch of new stuff to give them, like organic pasta, bananas, carrots, eggs with egg shells, ...

As far as I know, there aren't any crabby un-safe baby foods. Oatmeal, as long as it is JUST oatmeal (as stated previously) is great. Also, don't forget about protein. They need it to survive.

You can always use a rubbermaid or gladware-type container in the meantime. Just add some pebbles to the bottom to adjust the depth, and make sure the beensie ones ave a way to climb out. Even a mayo jar lid or a peanut butter lid would do the trick. I'd be willing to bet that you have something sui...

Be careful with feeders.....I know they carry a parasite that is deadly to bigger fish (I had Oscars that got Hole in the Head from feeders--what a misery that was for the poor big fellas). I have no official data if it affects crabs, but I'd think it might. Also, feeder fish are usually given antib...

I almost never see mine.....I have to wonder if they are still alive. We plop in new ones whenever we find them in the yard, and they vanish within 15 seconds.

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