HCA: Hermit Crab Association

I have three crabs but I haven't chosen their names yet. The smallest one is very shy and is always hidden from me whereas the other one is quite adventurous and active, never afraid of me or any shadow, the first one to eat and the first one to wake up. Both of them like to climb and spend hours on...

No problem and thank you for the info. My crabs eat different things that are safe for them. I provide calcium by putting a piece of cuttlebone, add some powdered on their food. Plain boiled chicken, fish, freeze dried bloodworms, dried shrimp and krill are always their favorite foods. They also lov...

Thank you! I didn't calibrate it, just bought it and sticked it on the wall but it's not a bad idea calibrating it so I'll give it a try. It marks a warmer temperature, around 79 or 80. By the way, my room has a warmer temperature than the rest of the house. Since I changed it my crabs are more acti...

Thank you for your good advice! :) I'll look for another tank soon since new ones are expensive at stores. I don't add any saltwater on the substrate, just fresh water as you said... About temperature, I think the numbers I gave are wrong. The thermometer marks slightly more, about 80F and the small...

Hi there... After thinking about for a while, finally I got three small crabs from petco but I realized one of them has two missing legs and its small claw tips seem broken. These wounds don't seem to have happened recently but this crab is still active and likes to climb. I have them in a 5 gallon ...