HCA: Hermit Crab Association

BBC One has a wildlife documentary series called "Life Story." They featured a clip on wild hermit crabs (PP's) having a shell exchange chain after a new shell washes ashore. It's fascinating to watch, and also pretty adorable! http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p029mzlf (Note: Mods, I wasn't sure wher...

Just an update - Another Indo successfully molted. It was a partial surface molt (I think it was molting close to the surface, and another crab kicked it up while digging), so it did have to be iso'd for a couple of days. However, it seems to be doing well back in the main tank. One Indo and one Rug...

Three of my four ruggies are up and doing well, and my survivor Indo from last year is also doing well. One of the rugs that dug down on the first day hasn't been seen since, and I'm starting to think it's dead since the other three are up. Neither of the two Indos who dug down have come back up, th...

For those of you who received crabs from the most recent order AND have had those crabs successfully molt, about how long did it take the crabs to come up? I received my Indos and Ruggies on 8/28. Some of them dug down right away, while others took a while to dig (one of my Indos just dug down two d...

WHAT??? She sent you Indos? She contacted me two weeks ago, said they were in, but asked me to wait until after her vacation to have them shipped. Then, she e-mailed me on Tuesday that she was sorry, but didn't have any more in stock and asked me to pick a different species. I asked for ruggies, in...

Wow. It's obviously up to you but this seems shady even for her. So you'll get 2 shipments of crabs? Is she footing the bill to ship the separate Indos? Funny, she told me she houses all species separately so how do you not know if you are out of stock or not? Supposedly I'll receive all of the cra...

Thank you for the information! I really appreciate it! I just received an email from LHC (funny how threatening to get my money back got a prompt response), and she is now claiming that she was incorrect about the Indos and will be shipping three to me. I honestly don't know what to think. I have no...

I received an email today stating that my crabs were ready to ship, but that the Indos I originally ordered were no longer available. Since I ordered back on March 18, and since the Indos were apparently available on August 4 when my order was originally supposed to ship, I was quite upset and confu...

I've seen a couple people who have had to make arrangements like yours on shipping because they'll be out of town and everyone says how helpful LHC is about doing it, but in my mind...she darn well BETTER to be willing to work with people on it after making them wait so long I expect LHC (and any o...

I received an email yesterday, informing me that my crabs were ready to ship. (Mind you, I ordered in mid-March.) Unfortunately, I can't have them delivered this week as I leave for vacation at the end of the week and won't be around in case of any unforeseen problems with shipping. I also won't be ...

Just FYI - I ordered Rugs back in March and have yet to receive my crabs. So, the waiting list is probably pretty long. I'd put your name in ASAP to ensure you can get crabs from the most recent shipment, and not have to wait till fall. That being said, you're more likely to receive your crabs in 3-...

Congrats to everyone who's received their crabs! They're all quite adorable. For those who haven't received their crabs yet - I ordered in August of last year and received the crabs in November. This year I ordered in March and haven't heard a peep (besides this forum). So don't worry if it seems to...

If you paid for overnight/one-day shipping for a LIVE ANIMAL, you should receive the animal in ONE DAY. It doesn't matter how far away the shipper is, if they live in the continental US, you should receive your animal overnight. (I've received animals from CA overnight, and I live in PA.) Contact bo...

For those thinking of canceling, I'd recommend not. If you regret your decision, you'll probably end-up reordering in the summer/fall and receiving them in November. I can tell you FROM EXPERIENCE that getting the crabs later in the year does not go as well. I ordered last August, hoping to receive ...

Sadly, I've learned from personal experience that she responds fastest when the customer threatens to ask for a refund. That's why I got so many responses last year - I kept telling her that if she didn't provide concrete information by a certain date, I'd be forced to cancel my order. I may have to...