HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Thanks Megs. THey ignored the papaya leaves. I'll try the Basil

I tore up a papaya leaf from the tree in our backyard today, and served it with freeze-dried mysis and krill. I hope they eat it. They enjoyed the fresh parsley and cilantro from the garden. Can they eat basil or catnip? I have a lot of that growing too.

My mr. Krabs, my only molt, was down about 2 weeks. His color change was as dramatic as Shiraz's. It's amazing what they can do. He looks great. congrats.

Yeah, I didn't want to stress Curly, that's why I was thinking of moving Luna. She tears through the EE every night. She uprooted my 2 tinys that are down several times. And she turns over the food and water dishes, too. She's also the newest, so I'm not sure if she'd bully a molter. Hopefully not. ...

Curly ( my favorite crab, mind you) has been sluggish the last few days, and I noticed his eyes are a little cloudy. He's a small. I was wondering how long between noticing his behavior changes should he bury down to molt? Also, My big crab, Luna, has been tearing through the EE side of my tank, and...

Wow! That's great that they're in your care now. I hope they continue to do well for you.

He's back in the tat with the others now. He's so cute! I took a pic of him, I'll try to get it up later.

Ok, thanks. I don't know what normal for him is, since he pretty much went down immediately after I got him. But he was crawling around, eating and drinking, so he should be ready soon.

Yes, he's inside a kritter keeper inside the main tat so he stays warm. He chowed down on his honey and cuttlebone last night. He's starting to get a little more color, too. How long does he need to stay in iso? He looks like his exo has hardened, but I just don't know how long to iso.

So, I was cleaning my tank yesterday ( I developed a gnat issue), and I'm searching for Mr. Krabs to put him with his friends, and when I find him, he's molted, and pink little crab is looking at me. I accidentally demolished some of his exo, but it looked like he'd already eaten quite a bit. I was ...