HCA: Hermit Crab Association

I have one small one, Buttons, who sneaks out during the day for a drink. No one else does it, she ususally goes right back to sleep afterward.

What is that grass that you have in there Fluffy?

Everyone but Sheldon. Sometimes i think he wants his own room with a lock on the door lol

Im sure they love that 20 to themselves tho. My poor guys were 5 deep in a 20 lol

That or hes trying to drown her. That is something my Sheldon would do, and do the oops it was an accident face lol. What size tank do you have? a 20 right?

I love that pic of Rambo peeking thru the grass , she looks like quite the "rambo" afterall.

They preen kind of like birds, and they do it fairly often :D they have little extra arms by their mouths to pick up food, and theyll use those arms to wipe their eyes, mouthparts, legs, etc and they'll wipe themselves off with their legs and claws :P they're actually very neat and tidy critters! A...

I hope thats all it is, lol. But thats what it looks like to me. I notice when i watch, they stop like i'm invading privacy or something

I always figured it was mine rubbing sand off.

Yes, just make sure the substrate is deep enuff and moist enuff but not flooded. If he does surface molt be sure to provide him with a lil water some protein and calsium and a hidey, the soda bottle will work fine if needed. Just give him some privacy to make it as less stressful as possible

HOw long have you had them for?

Mine usually wait until i leave the room completley or fall asleep before they all come out in the open. It doesn't matter how late i stay up, they somehow know lol

Like i said i don't know how true that is. I think the sand is supposed to neutralize some of it???? I don't know. But this is long term i'm sure. And hidey spots are very good, especially for new crabs. It can take them weeksss to get a little bit less touchy. I have one that I've had for a month n...

That is totally normal for new crabs. Some of mine still hide when they see me, especially when eating. I think they feel more open and vulnerable. I have another one who will stop eating mid pincher lift and stare at me to see if i will move or open the tank. And once he sees im just watching he co...

I've heard, and idk how true it is, that the ee is more acidy by itself. But that I think takes time to have any type of effect. I think maybe all the hcanges at once threw them off.I had a piece of driftwood in my tank that is soo unique and pretty but served no real purpose and was taking up alot ...