HCA: Hermit Crab Association

This has been occurring for a few months now, but my tank's substrate has been flooding at the bottom. Originally, I figured I was over-wetting the substrate, by pouring the water bowls into the dirt when I change them. I stopped doing this, but the flooding is still occurring. The water is a red/br...

Are your gauges digital or analog? Have they been calibrated? Have you filled the emergency help template out already? Sent from my LGLS665 using Tapatalk UPDATE: Gatsby (the PP) has become more active and has been seen eating at the food bowl. He also has been climbing onto the cuttlebone! My hygr...

Could it be that maybe they are eating such little portions that you don't notice? How long have you had said crab (they often are inactive/destressing)? Also, what is your temp and humidity at? This a good reason for the behavior. Sent from my LGMS330 using Tapatalk I have owned this crab for abou...

Are your conditions up to par? Try honey? Are you handling them? Sent from my LGMS330 using Tapatalk They are up to par. I have two bowls of water, one salt, one fresh. The bowls are big enough to submerge their lower half. I have about 5 inches of EE/S substate, thernometer, hygrometer, fresh food...

About a week ago I had made a post here about how my crab had been missing for a while, and how I found him. A week and a few days later, this crab still doesn't eat, and very rarely comes out of his shell. Will he make it? He has two missing limbs.


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I have been having a mysterious problem with one (possibly 2) of my crabs the past 2 days. My crab, Broc, is usually very active. I came home two nights ago (August 19) and found him in the main tank on his back, slightly covered with substrate, and not very responsive. I flipped him back over and ...

soilentgringa wrote:All you can do is leave him ISO'd in good conditions. Some raw honey and smashed eggshells would probably be beneficial as well.

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I have him so eggshell, and I'll try the honey. Thank you!


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Please help!! I haven't seen my crab, Gatsby, in more than two weeks and I thought that he was molting. My mom woke me up about 15 minutes ago with Gatsby in his shell. She said "is he dead?" And I knew he wasn't because he didn't smell. He is barely moving, if at all. My mom found him in her bathro...

My pp crab has been underground for like 6 weeks as of tonight. I'm a bit worried. My crabs seem to do this quite often, but don't come up looking any different. I got them from the pet store in March and one of them were surface molting when I got it. It died because of it! I don't want to lose an...

@crabinski

Let's hope it holds up well enough before I have to resort to super glue!

A really cute DIY you can do is to make your own crab hut/ramp! All you need are sticks (of all thicknesses), hot glue, and shell decor (optional) You take two thick sticks and glue them together at the top like an x shape. From here you glue sticks around until you make a hut like shape, and then d...

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I found on YouTube that a way to keep in humidity would be to use duct tape. I figured it was affordable, and gave it a try! The tape does a very good job at keeping in humidity, and keeps the tank about 87%!! Thank you so much for the compliment

It has been a while since I last posted on this forum, and I figured I could give everyone an update on my hermies! Two years ago, at a beach boardwalk, I rescued two PPs from a souvenir shop.One crab was named Taz, who was smaller in size, and the other crab was named Bruce. Unfortunately, two week...