HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Love it!! They sure are characters! [emoji1]

Today's projects:
1. Try to see if my adoptee is a boy or girl! The previous owners had no idea how to tell males & females apart.
2. Install a corner shower caddy w/tons of shells.

My new little crabbie has the same dinner time as us! She/he was out eating & drinking at 6pm last night. I was afraid that the regular water & food dishes might be too far away or too big for him/her, so I put out tiny bowls of fresh & salt water and some food close to the fake coconut hut where he...

Thanks so much!! [emoji4][emoji39][emoji175]

Thanks! Here are some pictures of the new 20 gallon. http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/15/01/29/f3d340ccf18eb9e65ff80a457f3bf444.jpg http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/15/01/29/2d0306b004823fd9b260c82e6dd2448e.jpg The salt & fresh water bowls are side-by-side against the glass on the far right. I fou...

So I finally made the transition from a 10 to a 20 gallon tank. We've had Hermie (PP) since August 2013--1 year & 5 months. This is one of the earliest pics of him with a buddy. Hermie is the big guy in the babylone shell. http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/15/01/28/c7f1f2ecfc6db40045895d711ca1960e.j...

I think 4 will be ok [emoji2] just make sure you have plenty of hiding and climbing space. I think if you have stuff stick into the sub, like sticks and rods, you increase desireable digging places because crabs like to dig by structures like trees and walls. I like to give my Es lots of things to ...

Your old and new tanks look amazing! I love your creative use of dollar store totes for the water and the coated wire rack for a second level. Thanks so much for posting pics....I get so many great ideas! [emoji3]

I don't blame him....that SW pool looks very comfortable! [emoji4]

Cute crabbabies! I like your saltwater pool with the pebbles. I'm curious about the white plastic basket that is upside-down on the sub. Is the basket supporting anything? Do you have one or two of the sides cut out? I just love seeing how folks make creative use of items in their tats.

Lburns--I hope all is well with Killer Croc. I made lots of mistakes in the beginning, but it's very difficult because of all the misinformation given by pet stores & the makers of lots of hermit crab products. I just keep reading, researching & fixing things when I learn they are wrong. :-) Sent fr...

singlemomwithcrab--I like your method of preparing substrate. I'm about to mix the sub for my 20 gallon tank, so this is very helpful.


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Crabinski, thank you so much for the details!


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What kind of moss do you use?


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Great idea to connect the two! Hilarious how they waited to get into the one you were cleaning! The grass is always greener on the other side.


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