HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Hi! I'm not a forum veteran but I do have experience if you have an idea of what you want advice in.

You are right, they have definitely left a path of destruction behind them! I found that they really do love to climb so the netting hanging in the tank is finally getting some use (the PPs seem to prefer climbing on wood and sticks).

My boyfriend and I were at a local pet store and I always check for crabbies. I came across their reptile section and seen about 50 crabbies in the tank and about 50% of them in these ugly shells. What got me to purchase was that I am sure these are not PP. I have only had PPs before so I have not c...

It is definitely sand and EE mix. I used one brick of EE to about 23lbs of sand. The crabs didn't really know what to think of it at first but they seemed to have figured it out and are digging happily. Also, they really do appreciate the caves and so do I. I notice that a lot of them stay above gro...

Also, I got them for super cheap (under $1) at a local craft store.

Some of them love the clay flowerpots and hang out in them, others just ignore them completely. I think they find it as a quick get away in "crabby emergencies" (ie human or cat passing by). I have one who tunnels under them. They are also pretty easy to clean but they do take a little while to dry ...

Hello! We are new here. I've had hermits off and on since '99. We currently have a 20g long with seven PP. I revamped the tank today, the first three pictures are before and all that follow are after. I use small 3 in opening flower pots and Chobani yogurt containers for caves.