HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Thanks guys.

Most likely molting or destressing or both. Definitely work on getting that temp up however. Safe zone is 75 to 85. Also, don't be surprised if he takes one to four months to molt, and don't go digging in the meantime. It is extremely common for new crabs to dig down soon after getting to their new ...

I'm pretty sure that Rocky has passed, but I put a cocohut over him and will wait for the death smell. I also found out that one of my rabbits has (likely) terminal cancer, so it hasn't been the best day ever.

He finally got in a shell like two hours ago. I'm thinking that one of the legs he uses to hold his shell on is broken or not working for some reason. When he is naked I see one moving but not the other. Probably the reason he has a hard time keeping it on.

Yep, it's definitely the hardest part. It will be so worth it when he comes up though!

Personally, I think that would be a great person to adopt from. She must have a big heart to take in all those crabs. It would be hard to keep them in ideal conditions, especially if the adoption was sprung on her. Personally, when adopting from individuals (rather than buying from petstores) I do n...

Seems to have eaten a little bit last night, but I found him naked again today. I'm afraid because I added 2 new shells to his iso and I think he got hung up on one and left his shell. He definitely fought me hard on getting in the tupperware to reshell, though. He's in there now, hopefully hooking ...

Looks good! I'm sure the Palmetto bark is very fun to climb on! I did want to ask about your water dish depth however. Are all your crabs able to completely submerge in both types of water?

Okay, I will do that YYWW, thank you. I put him in a shallow dish of both waters for 15 minutes apiece earlier and he managed to climb out! He must have at least a little bit of energy in that case

I think I will give him one more night to eat his fill before I do that. He has been eating everyday--especially last night when he ate half an oyster. Just afraid he isn't prepared enough to molt and he will get stuck under the hut with no food and not enough strength to get out if he's hungry. It'...

Unlucky Elanor! Beautiful crabbies

He's still hanging in there, even in the same shell. But things aren't looking so good. It takes him all day and night to move an inch or so. I try to put things in easy reach, but he seems to want to move away from them.

Sure can

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How is Strangeship today? I have been dealing with a nudist crab for several days now and here is what worked for me to get him to shell himself: Put a half inch of fresh water in the bottom of a tupperware container that will juuuust fit Strangship. Then fill a shell with fresh water and a splash o...

Thank you, Ryry. I may do that with the towel. Just hoping I've done enough and wishing I knew what was wrong.

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