HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Love it!Thanks JMT for taking the time to write all about your crabitat iterations and post the pictures. I've learned so much from reading about them and your lessons from deep cleans!

Mom of 3 my crabs also love the FMR fruit treat and prefer it to fresh fruit. I've gotten most of my hermit food from an online store called The Hermit Crab Patch. She has dinner mixes which contain freeze-dried plants, proteins and minerals that the crabs need ( either the Staple mix or the Crabby ...

Sigh. No Trader Joe's here. Sigh.

I wasn't going to drive down there. The member who lives down there said he/she has a friend who could drive the crabs up to Tampa.Maybe ask Mindibun if he/she can ship to you?I was also thinking of asking Tammy at THCP if she wanted them. I am truly maxed out on crabs and can't get any more without...

Julia -If the person from S Florida can get the crabs to Tampa, would you be able to pick them up? Don't think he/she can bring the tanks.I really, really don't have room for more crabs, but can hold them for you if you can get down to get them.Melissa

You keep an Excel sheet with an inventory of crabs in each of your crabitats with notes for the last time you saw each crab and what shell they were wearing.When the Home Depot installer for your new blinds comments, "Boy, your kids sure do love hermit crabs, eh?" after noticing all the tanks in you...

I know. I love this! I get a similar reaction about half the times I do this with my crabs. It's nice to know that I can say "hi" to them without terrifying them

Your son tells you that when he is reincarnated he wants to come back as one of your hermit crabs because you spend more on them.

It's possible that I should be working now

Hello. My name is Melissa and I am a Hermit Crab addict. It has been 6 days since my latest addition(s). You may be a Hermit Crab addict if:You can't walk into a pet store without saving a crab (ot two).You walk up to your crabitat wiggling your fingers in front of your face as if they are antenna (...

Thank goodness!!!

Oh man! Wish I'd known about this about 3 or 4 months ago as I spent a few hundred dollars I'm sure on pet supplies! But good to know now. . .one can never have enough hermit crab toys