HCA: Hermit Crab Association

He's about 4 in deep in to a 12 in cholla...the really nice big kind from the HCP. He's really stuck. I'm not trying to pull him out cuz he'll just go further down. Don't worry, I would never pull hard enough to rip him out of his shell. I've had many crabs get in there a little bit. They seem to lo...

I think one of the things they need the most is time :( Imagine going through all that they did, and then being plopped into a small space full of strangers. It'd be awful, and I've heard of a few crabs who never really get over it :( So time, patience, tlc and more patience. I hope the best for yo...

I think the moon phases have something to do with it too~just a thought. I know my crabitat looked like a crab-sized tornado had swept through Saturday after the full moon. They all seem calmer now too...with the exception of the one who obviously needs therapy! It does seem like yours could benefi...

ceo1282 wrote:Is there a safe plant list? I'd like to add some in as I'm redoing my tank. Anyone know if orchids are alright? I grow orchids & the temp/humidity in a crab tank is perfect for them!

Hello?! Anyone?

2 of my 3 e's are still in the hideous, tacky, ugly shells I got them in :angry1: They've molted several times each & are way to big for their shells but e's are notorious for being stubborn when it comes to changing shells. I actually got lucky...I bought 4 e's (I lost 1 about a month or so after b...

There must be something going on! Have you read the post nicole3 put up about her killer crab? What is going on w/all these hermies :? I'm just kidding though. W/so many of us on here there are bound to be multiple stories of odd behavior going on at the same time. But it sure does strike me as real...

Other than my teeny rescue, who's molting in an iso tank :D, I haven't bought a pp since January...I don't have the space :( Jewel has molted w/me several times & has made some strange shell choices in the past :roll: but she's never been aggressive like this :smt062 In fact, she's never been aggres...

All has been fine in the pp tank until recently. Jewel has been terrorizing all of her tank mates to the point that when the see her coming the high tail to anywhere she isn't :( She has now forced 2 crabs (that I know of) out of their shells...one was larger & one was smaller. No matter what, she d...

All shell fighting has ceased but the 2 largest (1 male, 1 female) have been pushing each other around :smt064 It's just like having human kids :roll: Their home is back up & running :banana: but I they're just huddled together on a cholla. My guess is the switching from place to place has been stre...

I witnessed my first shell fight :shock: I've run into many snags in trying to move & do my re-setup of the pp's 29gal tank, so they are still in the 10gal iso tank...3 in one & 4 in the other :oops: It's bad, I know. Luckily I am GOING to complete their home tomorrow. I've never had any trouble & I...

DustAndEchoes wrote: Am I the only one who read this in George Carlin's hippie voice?

I was thinking the exact same thing! Crazy! It also struck me as "hey, I'm someone man", like not wanting to be forgotten.

Noswad = my name backwards. 0208 = February 8 That was my brothers b-day :D Mine, ceo1282, is my initials along w/my birth month & year I recently changed it from hermitnewbie2011, kinda self explanatory but...I was new & I joined in 2011. When I realized HCA was gonna be a long term thing I began ...

I'm not sure about love but they could be mating. Tank conditions may contribute to mating but from what I was told they're still not sure what makes some crabs mate in captivity & others not...they just don't know. Keep an eye out for eggs! Goodluck

I am dying for the moment when everyone realizes that crabs, like humans, are not all alike ...they don't all like the same things, behave the same way, molt at the same rate, etc. Sorry, I'm a bit crabby myself today

Is there a safe plant list? I'd like to add some in as I'm redoing my tank. Anyone know if orchids are alright? I grow orchids & the temp/humidity in a crab tank is perfect for them!