HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Isolate your sick crab. The brown spots might sound like mites. If they are, you dont want them getting to your other hermies. Your isolation tank should be the same temp and humidity, if it is both 74-82°F. If you see the brown stuff building up, see if you can find an exotic vet that knows about h...

He looks like a cool pp!

Even if paint says non-toxic, they are referring to humans. So just to be on the safe side, i wouldnt.

Have you tried adding little water to the cups? It can make them stick again. I would say super glue is fine if it doesn't have a strong smell.

This is natural crab behavior, so there is no shock. Your #2 crab that is molting will find a new shell once it has come up from a molt. If you find that both crabs want the same shell, try buying a shell very similar. I hope this helps. Tell me how it goes!

Would you like to go over your conditions? The position is not the issue. Crabbers unite!!! i agree, maybe the hermit crab isn't all the way under or i the "weird" position because the sand isn't deep enough. If this molt is successful, make sure you have enough substrate so the crab can cover its ...

That's too cute! have fun with your hermies!

He is very cute! Have fun with your hermies!

Arosewithashell3 wrote:I would say you have a RUGGIE!
you can tell by the thick steipes :

stripes* sorry

I would say you have a RUGGIE!
you can tell by the thick steipes and some ruggies tend to have red antennas too! Have fun with your hermies!

I can tell you feed him well, so viberant with colors!

KellyCrabbieLove wrote:Those scare me as much as spiders. So....many....legs....

I agrre sooo much....
have fun with your hermies!

NEVER dig a crab up when you think its molting. It is posssible for your jumbo crab to molt again i rare cases if he didnt feel like the molt was comfortable enough, like you said, he had cuts and scrapes. He could also just have some stress if youve been moving the tank around. Just wait to see, ju...

Congrats on the wedding too! I hope you and your spouse are very happy!

Its ok, haha there comes a time where some one cant spell correctly with a word.