HCA: Hermit Crab Association

$16 is a fantastic price!
We picked up our strawberries for between 25 - 40 each


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I have 2 6x6x6 SW & FW pools each with air stones, but pretty much the only time any of the crabs actually submerge is when they accidentally fall in. Now when I first put them in 6 mns ago or so, I placed some of the crabs in them and they stayed under for hours, plainly enjoying the bubbles. I cha...

HELP! I recently found a pretty big crack in the side of my 65g. I have the replacement ready but will need to rebuild the habitat in the new tank. This includes moving the substrate, etc. We have 11 crabs, 4 are up, 1 other I know isn't molting. The others honestly no clue. I fear the crack is goin...

the location of mine, if you look at the photo above... hangong from the left side of the tree limb are 2 small shiny things, those are the sensors. For quite a while I have been able to maintain constant 80+ temp& humidity, however the last few days it has dropped to the high 70's... everything els...

I just grabbed about 25 from the front yard today and popped them in the tank. From what I read if you want to have them breed it doesn't take very long to get a whole bunch.

wondering how things are coming with the new business

just updated with substrate and water areas

Photos of tank please:)


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lowes will custom cut a piece of plexiglass as a great shield to cover your screen on top, I just sit mine on top- helps a great deal and much easier to see through than Saran Wrap


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Location of 2 different gauges- one is hanging in middle off the tree about 1-2 inches off sub

The other is in the moss pit on 2nd level that stays a constant 88/92 so needless to say most of them stay there the longest


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I have it fairly well figured after days of trial and error. I currently only use one lamp now... The uvb During the day uvb stays on and tank will range 82-84 degrees at 88 humidity Night time with no uvb is 81.2 ish with 90-92 humidity I will occasionally use the night glow for a few hours if the ...

That's how I know they are sandcastle consistency


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I used what I call a modified false bottom. I used PVC pipe - 4 columns that sit below the water area, that have no - very little substrate in them. On top of that sits my plexi water area platform. If there is ever a flood, I could pull up the plexi and vacuum out that half of the tank from those 4...

I will post most of the last steps we did maybe this weekend... Crab photos included.


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I do have an ultratherm that covers pretty much the whole back of the tank and then one in the left side behind the cork wall.

I thought that red heat lamps were not suggested for crabs. Are red lamps safe?


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