HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Yup, I have an ISO tank that I'm working on getting set up right now. They did have some freeze dried shrimp about two days ago, I'll throw some more in as soon as I've finished up with the little guy. Thanks for the advice!

1) How long have you had your crabs and how long have you been caring for this particular crab in distress?I've had the crabs since around the 16th of February. Got this one a week later.2) What size is your tank and what kind of lid do you have? 10 gallon, plexiglass lid underneath an aquarium lid ...

Thanks everyone for your advice! I completely cleaned the tank out and replaced the substrate and food just to be on the safe side. All of the crabs seem to be acting normally so maybe they didn't eat it, just moved it elsewhere. I'll fiddle around with the lighting and airflow a bit and hopefully t...

I noticed some mould on the substrate, and decided to clean my tank out very well the next morning. However when I came downstairs the next day, the white mould was gone. I'm assuming one of my babies ate it, is that very safe? Should I be concerned one of them is going to get sick?

Alright, I made some changes to the cage as you suggested. First I got a plexiglass lid to cover the tank, mostly because there were some large spaces and I was worried they'd get out. The humidity gauge was low when I put it in, but when I used the plexiglass lid, it raised to about 78%. My family ...

Thank you so much for all your help! It turned out that the little one wasn't exactly on the heater, so I managed to move it onto the back wall. Hopefully that will make things a little better. I'll be sure to come back here if I have any more questions, and I'll get right to work on making the chan...

Thank you so much for all your suggestions! I only really gave them a bath because I read somewhere they should get one when you first get them from the pet store, and just assumed they'd like it. I'll move the heating pad as soon as I can, at the moment my littlest guy is burrowed on top of it and ...

Oh no, I didn't realize pet stores were just as bad for hermit crabs as they were for say rats and guinea pigs. Now I feel bad for my little guys, I hope they're going to be okay. I just wish there was more I could do for them. This makes me want to go back and buy the rest of the little guys, but t...

I purchased two hermit crabs yesterday from a pet store. I got everything set up, and they seemed happy enough. Our heat went down yesterday but I managed to keep the temperature over seventy degrees. I have sponges in there to make sure that the air is properly moisturized. There are two in a ten g...