HCA: Hermit Crab Association

I've had new crabs molt like crazy, but never one that's been around for a while. My crabs have a history of molting and going down a week or two later and molting again, til they hit large size, then they chill out. And I know they molted because their color changed every time.

I think since it's been so warm here I'm going to catch me a few this summer. I just have to smuggle them in without anyone seeing them, fiance and roomies would have a FIT! I've never seen a bluish/purplish one, maybe ours our super healthy? I used to roll them up and flick them as a child

Pics! Piiiiiiiiiiiics!!!!!

If she has made it this far, I wouldn't expect to lose her on the molt! She's obviously a little fighter

Amazing what these animals can pull through! This is a bond she's gonna have with Mama forever

I'm from woodlyn/Ridley in Pa, basically the suburbs about 20 minutes away from Philadelphia!! I love Ridley, my best friend lives there. Such a beautiful area from what I have seen. I'm born n raised in Lancaster, PA. Our claim to fame is Turkey Hill iced tea, James Buchanan, Thaddeus Stevens and ...

When both of my Es were alive they would chirp at each other. They were best friends, they would just sit in the corner and talk every night. I had a PP that was a chirper and squealer too, for no reason I ever found. I have since lost that PP and one of the Es though, so all has been sadly quiet.

My 2 PPs were smallish when I got them, and they were both molting every 1-2 weeks for a few months. I've been blessed with fast molters. They got big in a hurry. Now they've kind of chilled out and only go down about once every 1-2 months. I've had them maybe 7 months or so and we have upgraded she...