HCA: Hermit Crab Association

The hardest shells to find are the slightly over 1 inch like 1 1/8 and 1 1/4 ones, anything up to 1 1/2 size. HCP and other online stores are always out of these sizes so if you can get these from beach shops at the shore, you should be able to easily resell them. Also, if you are interested in doin...

Many long time crabbers use that brand and also mix eco earth into it. The mix commonly used is 5 parts sand and 1 part eco earth. The belief is sand is really great for molting and the EE helps break down waste and helps holds humidity. Quite a few people also mix in some worm casings too. I use a ...

Thanks for the reply. I am definitely a worrier. I spent time working on the tank and didn't read anything on crab behavior. Seeing Edie go round and round made me feel so bad as they weren't really moving at all at Petco. It just hit me that he once had a large enviroment and now he only has 10 gal...

We have a very pushy and restless crab. our set up: 10 gallon glass tank/glass lid 78 degrees/78-82 humidity side heater - moss pit 5 inches play sand cholla to marsh pit salt water pool/fresh water pool food from Crab patch/fresh fruits working on second floor shell shop 2 crabs - 1 small 1 medium ...