HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Unfortunately my last move was a quick strained one. So not much execution. This time I was planning to buy totes and when I saw a crab up move it to a tote, being sure they had water and food and not too many per tote. But what if I come across molters?

I'm not sure where this topic properly goes but I'm moving in a month. Last time I did not do it "properly" and lost quite a few crabs. Does anyone have any advice on how to move with hermit crabs?

Do you have a humidifier? Just doing it on the one side should be fine, however I would reccomend in doing both sides. Just in case something happens or you want to "switch up" the bowl placement your free to do so without worrying. I've never had a false bottom, but hopefully I can give some ideas...

I'm about to redo my dual 60gal and install false bottoms. I get how they work and how to do them but I have questions for those with them. I read the emergency post about a crab getting through and wanted to know how those with false bottoms evaded that? Also wondering if I should do a false bottom...

Rawrgeous wrote: I wouldn't know where to begin to get their shell off lol

Lolol. I just got a can opener and used the handle to crack then in half.

The tides were so low I found a pocket of clams right on the shore!! I don't eat seafood so I just grabbed a couple for my hermies and added it to their buffet. https://scontent-lax3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/14045942_10205562412979211_7450571630473909280_n.jpg?oh=82b207fadffc5428f2bc5198dcde9c1d&oe=5...

I'm about to redo my dual 60gal and install false bottom on side. Was it just the crabs lifted the side?? Any tips for my first false bottom?

The recipe notes are a really good idea, @DinoJax! Guess I'm too lazy to have more than one base mix to which pinches of other items are added on a rotating basis. As there are only two crabs up right now (and neither is interested in food at the moment...I'm shocked!), I have time to work on some ...

I just finished my food stock for a while! Homemade dehydrated fruits and veggies mix. And different grains, seeds and nuts. I make up three different mixes I cycle through so my crabbies get variety! I also add dried seafood and other proteins and powders to the foods. https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net...

The only difference I noticed is everything is bit chewier.

I was mostly trying to find out if absorbic acid in these amounts is bad for crabs.

The book for the dehydrater I'm using said it did both. But does not say really by how much. I'll probably do just a pineapple soak since I dry pineapple anyway.

Yeah I've done apples in teeny tiny cubes and they stayed a bit soft. Pretreatment the foods is supposed to help save nutrients lost in the dehydration process. I make a lot to last me about a year or so for my crabs but I'd like to have as high of nutrients as possible.

I've been dehydrating fruits and veggies for my hermit crabs. I've never done a pretreatment on them before. Does anyone know if absorbic acid-citric dips are safe? I know I can just do a lemon or lime dip but absorbic acid is stronger.

Awesome! Thank you so much!