HCA: Hermit Crab Association

My crab is burying shells.
Yesterday he buried 2 and today 4 were burried. He is just being greedy right?

Oh and my crab Chip and Choco spends most time under the substrate. They are just destressing??

Choco came up! Choco came up today(3/16/2015) morning.!!
Now I need to wait for Mint my smallest.

@Lburns Choco is probably hardening up.. I hope he's alright. I can't wait to see him!

Woohoo!! Man-Bat is back!! His new leg is so adorable!!
My crab Chip came up today morning!
Chip went down to molt in Feb. 1. 2015!
and came up at March. 13. 2015!

My crab Chip went down to molt in feb. 1st and he isnt up yet.
Choco went down in Feb. 9. and he is still not up.

Thanks!

I HATE grasshoppers and crickets. A year ago, I used to love them! So I caught a whole overload of them in a plastic bottle with holes and brought them home. I put some that thought was alive in a kritter keeper kind of thing with a whole bunch of leaves. The rest (that I thought were dead) went int...

I thought I had all the things I need for my hermit crabs in the tank..until I relized that I didnt have a temperature and humidity guage!! :oops: So I went ahead and saw all reviews on all different types. zoomed, digital monitors... I want to get something that will last long and somethign that wo...

Mine grew mold very quickly too! The wood turned green and fuzzy, the wood got soft and 'squishy' from the warm and humid tank, :p
oh and 'mushroom-y' things were growing on it.. ew..

Lburns wrote:Thanks guys. I didn't intervene. Lex is completely buried this morning. Now I will nervously await their return! Haha. Fingers crossed for them both!

Hope Choco comes up beautiful and healthy too!! (Love your names BTW)

Thanks! Fingers crossed for Man-Bat, Lex and Choco!

There is a vacation food in etsy.
The store is called Crabotanicals and look for the food 'Duck Poop'

Ingredients: 100% whole wheat, organic banana, spaghetti squash, eggshell, apple, egg, organic Zambezi forest honey, coconut oil, spirulina, blueberry.

I had the same problem too with my crabs Cookie and Choco.
I was very worried when Choco was digging where Cookie was molting..
When Cookie came up from her molt healthy and beautiful, I was the happiest person ever.
Now I am waiting for my Choco.

My crab has been "itching" her legs whenever I see her..
She is just grooming herself right?
She rubs her legs together like she has an itch.

KellyCrabbieLove wrote:They won't over eat. I feed mine plenty and throw a lot away. I have yet to figure out the right amount.

Thanks!

I literally use to feed a pinch of food at the start as I heard the "stories" of them not eating a lot. However, recently - around the end of last year - I decided to offer them larger portions and noticed that they been going at them a bit more. :) Don't be afraid to try new methods, you might stu...