HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Oh my goodness - I didn't think about that, thank you. I've no idea if they spray around here. Well, the crabs have survived for a week post the lilac, but perhaps I'll forget the blossoms. Just thought they were a pretty and wasted resource, and I wanted to introduce more freshly picked vegetation.

Hi! I've browsed the safe foods list but I wondered if I could get specific information on tree blossoms. They're everywhere in my neighborhood all of a sudden (finally!). I hung a lilac bunch in the crabitat the other day and Little John, Paul, George and Ringo decimated it over night. Plus it made...

I just wanted to provide an update in case someone like me in the future comes on here looking for some reassurance on this matter. My largest came up over the Easter weekend (I'll leave the symbolic interpretations up to you!) completing the lot. All my molters survived The Flood! Ahem.

Thank you for your advice! I went ahead expanding the hole outwards where I was reasonably certain no crabs would be, until I came across the one that's been down for 3 weeks looking fine! He hadn't started molting as far as I could tell so I just loosely placed some new substrate and moss around hi...

I honestly wouldn't be worried how long they've been down under normal circumstances - big one has been down a month and he was down 4 months last time. The other two are mediums and have been down 2 weeks and 3. I've just gathered that floods can lead to lethal levels of bacteria and don't know how...

I've seen a couple of posts regarding what to do do in a flood, but I would really like some advice pertaining to my particular situation before I do anything that might make matters worse! I still don't understand how, but my tank flooded twice in the last month so there was 1- 1 1/2 inches of stan...

Ha ha, reading some of the great escape stories on these forums, we definitely can check 'problem solving abilities'!

Hi all! I've been a crab owner all of a week and I'm finding them to be incredibly fun and intriguing creatures the more I read about them! I'm currently finishing a PhD in Biological Anthropology which means I often find myself reading/talking about animal behavior and intelligence - think forms of...

Thanks for your input, wodesorel. Pollution was a concern to me so I actually checked the NRDC beach pollution website online beforehand and chose the beach with the lowest pollution profile in my area, then went out along the pier hoping the water would be even cleaner out there!

Hello all! This is my first post. Since my boyfriend brought me home my first hermit crab last week from the seaside, I have devoured everything there is to read on the internet in regards to what this little guy needs. He's now in a 16 gallon tank hopefully recovering from the trauma of living in o...