HCA: Hermit Crab Association

I agree with sebby crab the exo bits are full of calcium and stuff, so the other crabs will eat it up!

I completely agree CrabbyIrene.
Put a cocohut over him ( dont move him to the cocohut, move the cocohut to him) with his exo, and wait. The waiting is really hard, but it's really the only thing you can do.

Were the legs that fell off hollow? If so, this is his Exoskeliton, and he is pulling a molt

kinda weird though, when i click on the link i posted above, is says that there is ethoxiquin in it. Maybe one of them is a new formula or something.…… sorry for the mix up there Guys. LOL :oops: I think the best way to know, would be to check the container, just incase :) But if you do chose to kee...

It is very frustrateing to learn that what you thought was safe, isnt. And if you chose to go all natrual, its a little hard to keep up with if you have a busy scedule, but it will get alot eaisier once you get thw hang of it and it's much better for your crabbies

Yes, the cocunut shell is safe for them to munch on :) The way i get them tannin is, i go outside in my yard and pick some oak and maple twigs straight from the tree, boil them and let them cool, and then put them in :) some of themmare placed randomly around the 'tat, some of them i use to hold up ...

http://www.petsmart.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2754127 Is this what you are talking about? I looked at the ingredents, and it has a preservitive called ethoxyquin in it This preservitive is harmful, and can cause crabs to lose limbs. I think it is an insectiside, and since hermit crabs are rel...

well he's been eating it since 8:00 am and he took a little break at 12:38 because i picked him up, and now he is back to munching at 2:04. LOL it must be his favorite!

My mom said she found the good coconut oil is in the health food section.

I found flip at the food dish this morning and puut some more in, and he started chowing down!

Im so sorry that your little guy passed away :cry: he sounded like a funny lil dude. I wonder how that happened too. Did a water dish spill and you didnt notice or something? I didnt even know that sand could "rot " like that! Im so sorry this happened and i wish i could be more help :/ p.s. My firs...

Well here is a little recipe my mom found ( that's also safe for crabs!) 1 banana 1 egg a little bit of coconut oil ( i think like a table spoon or something should do) put the coconut oil in the frying pan. Mash the banana and mix it with the egg. And then fry it just like you would a pancake or fr...

ok i finally got done editing and uploading :) and i present, Hermit Crab Cam 3! unfortunatly, the video quality stinks, but you can see it. he starts to change at about 9:09 because for the first 9 minutes he is just checking it out and sticking his claw and legs in it :hlol: " hmm i wonder if this...

the video quality isnt the greatest, and it's still uploading LOL but i did it! i cant belive it! LOL it was flips shell change :) should be ready tomarrow :) and the other news, snickers just about gave me a heart attack today! i thought he had escaped, but he was hiding at the very bottom of the m...

ok thanks guys! that's what i thought about them, since feeder mice are so inbreed and diseased, that maybe the fish were too. so that's why i asked first. :) i will look into the other kinds of fish :) i already have freeze dried shrimp, but i thought it would be fun to like rotate between fish and...

You know those little feeder guppies that they sell in pet store to feed to bigger fish? Well, do you think you could feed it to the crabs? And if you could, how would you serve it? I could see just giving it to them raw, because thats probably what they would have n the wild, but how would you do t...

Well a couple of the chips had been dragged out of the dish, so i guess they liked them!