HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Hello! I am interested and have sent you a PM. Thanks!

Be sure to keep optimal conditions and offer lots of protein and calcium. If you have any natural peanut butter (no hydrogenated oils, extra sugars) honey, or bee pollen, this may help give him a boost. Just curious, what is the temp in your tank? I believe I read somewhere on the boards that liqui...

Hey everyone! My hermit crab I got about a month ago seems sick, I suspect PPS. He is pale, discolored, extremely lethargic, and won't eat. He also seems to be having some clear liquid coming off around his head near the eyes. If may have also been that he got trapped in the water dish the other day...

Hello everyone, my name is Parker! It has been about 5 years since I was last active on this forum. I have decided to get back into the hermit crab owner life and be active once again on here. I made the first step of obtaining a 29 gallon tank, some substrate, and water treatments. I do not have th...

We have a list of recommended vendors, I'll find the link. We are working on updating. Hermies Kitchen, Claw of the Wild, Happy Hermies, Crabotanicals are all good stores. It looks like two of the sites you mention are no longer active. We could really use that updated list. @NatetheGreat Right now...

Mine LOVE everything from hermies kitchen! I got 30 samples to weed out favorites... I cant even tell what their favorites are because they scarf everything in the tank! Everything was packaged very nicely you can tell they put effort into every phase of the product... Any was here is what they sen...

Hey everyone! So I have run into a little dilemma... I have been ordering from the Etsy shop, DeliciouslyCrabby. My crabs have loved their food, and it has been what I have been feeding them for quite sometime now. The issue is that I can no longer find this Etsy store, I believe it shut down. :cry:...

I think it's an awesome idea for non-heat lights! I would not recommend it for use with any kind of heating bulb or any type of bulb that produces excess heat for fear of the plastic melting. If your lights are hot to the touch, don't run them while they're sitting directly on the glass - it can ca...

Can't wait to see the finished project!!! How do you maintain humidity in your tank? I haven't had a problem with humidity yet since I just recently set up this tank and the substrate has kept moisture which helps with that. If it does get low, I occasionally mist the substrate and the moss pit I h...

I'm glad you guys like it! Here is more of how I did this. I was able to finish it today! First I started off with a plastic gutter from Lowes, which I think was around $10-$15. Then I cut it to the size of my tank. Along with the gutter, you want to get two end caps to go on the ends, which I think...

Hey everyone! So a while back ago I was trying to find a good D.I.Y. on lighting for my crabitat. I found something that I was hesitant to try at first, but I am very satisfied with it! It is a hood light for your aquarium made out of a plastic gutter. I don't have time to post the tutorial and what...

OK, thanks! :) I have had my hermies for 10 years, but now I am down to just 1 and I'm trying to decide if I should get more or not. I feel bad for the little guy because he is alone for the first time in so many years. So, I'm looking at different set ups to figure out what to do with mine if & wh...

Your set up is amazing!! I LOVE it! I have a question though, how do you clean your pools? I see that they are in the sand, do you just pull them out to clean them and change the water, or ?? Thank you! And yes, every two to three days I have to pull each pool out, empty it and rinse the container ...

That is a great set up. I love it all and will definitely imitate a couple of your designs. :banana: Your crabs look so happy in there and hey there imo there is no such thing as too many pictures. :D Thanks! I'm glad you and everyone are liking my tank! It's nice to get more than just one person t...

Great pics! Everything is beautiful, beautiful tank, beautiful crabs, beautiful fashion choices of the beautiful crabs. I LOVE that pic of Maude! So pretty. Thank you! I have to give the credit of a great pictures to my awesome phone, which has a great camera on it! I love taking pictures of my cra...