HCA: Hermit Crab Association

I'm betting the mushrooms would never have a chance. Crabbies are incredibly destructive, and they DO eat mushrooms... I'm guessing they'd get snapped up immediately. Plus, I'm guessing that if your substrate was mushroom-friendly (ie, not hydrated with salt water, and supplying adequate nutrients t...

Iridescent glass gets it's sheen by getting a coating of metallic salts while it's still hot, then getting refired. I collected a few pieces of Carnival Glass, which is the common name for decorative pressed glass pieces with the iridescent overlay; it's perfectly safe for human food use; once it's ...

At least you didn't say "delicious"... that would have been kind'a creepy.

oh, dang... you DID.... I shouldn't post before the 3rd cup of coffee.

Not to mention that most people think they're gross horrible vermin to be disposed of at all costs... people are so clueless!

I love my rollie-pollies, but they've really added to the angst when I clean the tank - I can't just drag the tank furniture out and dump it in a bucket - I always find rollies clinging to the underside of things. Just one more thing to worry about.

I've got 4 small fids and 14 micro and tiny hermit crabs in a 20L. I moved them all in on New Years Eve, and so far everyone's getting along great! Here's a link to my original post, I think there may be more photos under Pictures. It CAN be done, you just need to be real careful that the substrate ...

November 8

My alpha is hiding at the moment, but when he or she re-emerges I'll try and figure out the gender thing. Honestly, until I read the FAQ here, I didn't even know you COULD tell them apart! My current quest, though, is to try and figure out what species all my crabs are - the explanation of how to te...