HCA: Hermit Crab Association

So pretty much just half of what I'm suppose to originally use, correct? Do they need a certain amount of space? I currently only have them in a one or two gal. container. I may just end up getting rid of them my husband bought all of them on impulse and I'm the one who ended up taking care of them....

Thank you for the information after I posted this I did a quick search because I wasn't sure if anyone would answer, and I read that most red claw crabs don't eat their exo so I threw it away :( Wish I didn't. So I need to get salt water for them? I've been using fresh water and I have a huge rock t...

I have two red claw crabs, I looked in the tank and I was pretty shocked to see what I thought was a 3rd one, so I asked my husband if he got another one and he said no.. Then I realized he molted. Soooo... are they suppose to eat their exo like hermit crabs? And are they suppose to be in fresh wate...

I just put some stuff on top of it, I shouldn't have said that it clamps it, it more so just fits perfectly around the tank (hard to explain), I don't know how strong crabs are but it does life right up, but it would have to take a bit of force. Like I said, I don't think he got out, but there is st...

My husband said it would be pretty impossible for a crab to get out, after examining it I'd have to agree with him since it clamps in.

Should I put my finger in the sand where I think he's at just to double check?

I'm not sure if this is the correct place to post but I posted yesterday in the Emergency section about how one of my crabs were digging and the other dug him out, well he was fine after he was dug out and started climbing and having a blast, but I go check on them for the first time today and the s...

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