HCA: Hermit Crab Association

I'm glad your crab finally escaped! :D About a year ago I had a similar problem with an E, who also managed to eventually free himself. Got some good suggestions on the thread: http://www.hermitcrabassociation.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=29&t=95437 And here is what Wodesorel recommended: I think in ca...

I can download and email any papers behind a paywall that you might want to read (I have access through my college). Just PM me what you want and I'll get it. This is allowed as long as you don't pass it on to more people after that.

I'm cheering you and your crab-babies on Kuza!!!

Most Ecuadorians do lose the majority of their blue as they molt and grow larger. Occasionally they will stay more in the blue/grey family as they grow. I have one medium Ecuadorian who has maintained most of her blue and only gets brown on her leg tips. Jack http://i40.tinypic.com/5k4qk3.jpg http:...

I GOT HIM!!!!! :banana: :banana: :banana: He is the teeeeniest E I have ever seen!!!! I've never seen a land crab this small. He's in a KK that is about 1/2 gal awaiting his bath, and I can't even see him. I only have 2 or 3 shells this small. The smallest from the teeny HCP pack. I hope he likes t...

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http://jeb.biologists.org/content/179/1/93.full.pdf
Let me know if this link doesn't work. It is a good read

And I just want to add again how awesome it is that you posted this!

It is something they actually do. There have been studies showing that Coenobita will adjust how much they bathe/drink from water of varying salinities according to their internal ionic conditions. Basically some crabs were given salt water of different concentrations, and some were given only fresh...

hahaha! such a well travelled slug! his name is now Magellan. hmmmm I hope the instant ocean I put in the coco fiber doesn't kill him :shock: http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i45/flutiststar/magellan.jpg say cheese Magellan! :D EDIT: yep, I think he's a Deroceras laeve slug which is really common i...

My isopods arrived this morning! Happy and healthy even after a weekend
There was a slug in the moss with them. So I now have a pet alaskan slug... Thanks for the free extra!

WOOHOO I'll be ordering some then :) I can't wait for the moose poop I ordered to get here either. The whole geology department at my school has caught the pet hermit crab virus (I got them, everyone realized how cute they are, and now there are three 10 gallon tanks with hermit crabs owned by Geo m...

I really really want to start a colony!! But I live on campus, so the mailroom isn't open on weekends. Could you mail them on a day so that they won't arrive on the weekend? I don't want to place an order for them and then have them end up unhappy waiting in limbo until after a weekend...