HCA: Hermit Crab Association

I changed my screen name from kevinoh33 to CrabbyKev





My birthday is on October 24th

I almost completely forgot about this thread!


Your crabs are amazing! I'm trying to get my crabs to look like that by feeding it a bunch of coconut

This shells are quite interesting and I would love to see their weird fleshy abdomens.

But like I said, it's kind of on the pricey side. But really the price doesn't matter, it's the value that counts.


I might be saving up and see if I can get one of those coolio shells

Quite intriguing! I would love to try these shells out, but they're a bit on the pricey side.


Amazing work!

Julia Coenobita wrote:Do the hermit crabs eat them alive?

My hermit crabs love to eat them live! They just grab one real fast.

hazel_eyes89 wrote:Can they climb out of the tank? That would be my only concern.

Nope Glass is to smooth for them to get a good grip on.

Okay. I think tomorrow I'll go collecting. There's a bunch of them that made their home in the sand I'd dumped a while ago from when I cleaned out the tank, so I don't think I will have a problem getting any. xD What type do you prefer to put in your tank? The flats or the ones that roll into a bal...

My newest & pretties large Blueberry ( C.purpureus ) - he's a dominant male although his body has not reached the jumbo size: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v246/Le_Ciel_Tahitien/Coenobitidae/Coenobita%20purpureus%20270805/Cpurpureus_Turbobrunneus_1.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v246/Le_...

Just remeber that not all food given to crabs have to be fresh.

www.thehappyhermitcrab.com

www.hermitcrabaddictionstore.com


These sites both have dried foods you can give to your hermit crabs without all the bad preservatives.

Thanks for the advice everyone! I'll definitely start cleaning it tomorrow! Good idea to soak it overnight, xena. :idea: :wink: I cant put ti in the bathtub, though, it has a uth on the side :? But I can rinse with wet paper towels. Excellent advice thank you! And nope, absolutely no harsh chemical...

I had been keeping fiddlers for a while and I had one crab who lost his big claw for some random reason :roll: . Once they lose their big claw, the small claw starts to grow into a big one! It was really fascinating

THHC's Staple Diet with few drops of organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Simple

Anyone have blue Hermit crabs out there?


If so, Post pictures Please



Thanks in advance

Since it is New Years Eve, my crabs will be having a piece of Alaskan King Crab, a piece of banana, coconut, dried cranberries and kibble from the happy hermit crab



MMMMMMM
Alaskan King Crab

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Their favorite protein - river shrimp and snails (JurassiPet).

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I was about to try that, but I was afraid it would stink up the whole house...