HCA: Hermit Crab Association

I'm having the same problem. I have 2 hermies and one just surfaced from burying itself for a couple of weeks. I put them in a bath so that any dirt and strange smells get off of them, and they started fighting when I put them in the bath...

I need help too...PLEASE!

Thanks!

I have their freshwater, pellets, nuts and their fruit and veggies stuff. I gave them some apple last night with coconut and carrots. The nut bowl has pecans, walnuts and raisins.

Thanks! I'll have to try that!

How do you feed rice to crabs?

Wow...what great suggestions! I put a food bowl with a bit of strawberry, potato, celery, carrot and grape tomato and then a bowl of dry and a bowl of walnuts and pecans. They seem to be more attracted to the nut bowl and then the dry food. How often do you guys change their food, fresh water and sa...

Thanks a bunch!!!

Thank you for the welcome and I'm happy to be here. Thank you also for the tip. I'm cleaning the crabitat right now. I'll just let them find their food. Is it better for them to find it themselves?

I changed my hermies' food yesterday because I thought they were getting tired of shrimp. Reason I thought they were tired of shrimp is because when I got up in the morning and looked in on them the end of the food bowl with the shrimp in it was buried in the sand. So last night I gave them a little...

I'm pretty new to HCA also. I actually stumbled upon the HCA looking for quick tips for 2 hermit crabs that my son and his friend needed for a school project. And now they live here. You guys have been so helpful to me...thank you so much.