HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Thanks so much! I'm so glad it's not a huge problem. Here I was all ready to do a complete change and quarantine. It's so helpful to have this forum.

Figured it out, finally!

Here is the "scab" (upper leftmost leg):


Here is it oozing:

Thank you for your responses, I appreciate them! Today I went to see my crabs and get some pictures of the wound. I took out my crab, snapped a few pictures, but then noticed that his scab was beginning to peel. After took a few pictures, some of the scab fell off. It began to ooze clear/grey pus. H...

Hi! I hoped I would never have to post on here, but here we are :( I'm not sure just HOW urgent this is, but if this is an emergency I need to act fast. 1. What kind of substrate is used in your tank and how deep is it? Eco earth and sand mix, about 8 inched. 2. Do you have gauges in the tank to mea...

Thank you guys so much! I didn't know these resources existed! This was really helpful.

I'm sure this question has been answered time and time again, and I apologize. But I have to insulate my UTH (on the side of the tank, obviously) and I was wondering how to do it safely. Does the UTH have to be a specific brand? I have a large sheet of styrofoam, do I just cut it to size and duct ta...

Hi, and welcome to the forum! If Slowpoke (I love that name) was underground when you found him, he could've been in a molt. If you haven't seen him lately, then we can assume he was in a molt. But if you see him every night or so, then he maybe he did drop limbs. I do not know the exact reason why,...

I am not very experienced with situations like this, but just thought I would add my two cents. :) Like what mlakers said, make sure the shell is cleaned out. I know some crabbers may recommend boiling the shell in water. I've done that, and it releases all sorts of dirt I did not know about . :shoc...

Do you ground up bits of the cuttlebone or put a whole piece in?

I just put the whole thing in. I started by grounding it up and putting the whole thing in, and they were ignoring the ground up stuff and going straight to the whole thing.

Personally, I think it is a preference thing. I give my hermit crabs a cuttlebone in addition to calcium-rich foods, and they devour it. I would just experiment and see what your crabs like best. I hope this helps!

-Cumba

Today is feast day!! (the one day a week when I have 2 hours to make them something delicious as appose to whatever is in the fridge)

Broccoli
Carrot
Sweet Potato
Mealworms
Bloodworms
Rice (brown,cooked)
Parsley
Almonds
Sunflower Seeds

These crabs eat better than I do. But what did I expect?

Habitats are so cool! My tort lives outside in the summer and in a 75 gal in the winter. His favorite hide is a shoebox. I'm going to update the 'tat this winter, going make it all fancy. Your pics inspired me!

Update:
The crabs are getting up for the night now, and he moved a little. It might be because his tank mate just climbed over him, though. At least he's not dead.

Where do I start?
-Pears
-Brine Shrimp
-Peanut Butter
-Florida Marine Research's Fruit Salad
There's so much more! I picked their top 4.

Wodesorel- LOL! I make dog treats. I might like them more than cookies! YUM!

My crab has recently lost his soul-crab. I don't quite know why she died, they were recent rescues I got from bad conditions, so yeah. Well, he's in a tank with 4 other crabs, and he's the largest one by far. He hasn't moved in a few days, and he ate a big meal on the day he moved into that tank. (S...