HCA: Hermit Crab Association

So, I got Sebastian a friend. A PP about the same size from the same place I bought Sebastian. I gave the new crab a bath and he/ she seems to be adjusting nicely. I also found my old 15 gallon tank so I moved them into that, since they were in a platic habitat( I didn't know better when I bought it...

That's a good point. I did put some egg shells in there last night, so hopefully that should help.

From Petsmart. I wanted to get a friend or two for him but some of the others were bigger than him so I wasn't sure he'd be okay. He's very small. This weekend, I'll be getting one or two more.

When I bought my hermit crab from Petsmart, the salesgirl told me it didn't need saltwater for it. Thankfully, I had done some research already and was lurking here so I nicely set her straight. Their crabitat wasn't too bad for a petstore..It had coconut fiber bedding that was pretty deep, things t...

So, I purchased a hermit crab yesterday. I am planning to get Sebastian some friends next weekend. The weird thing is, he's fixated on this scallop shell that I have in his crabitat. He sits near it, crawls all over it and it looks like he's picking at it. Is this okay? Do you think it's because he'...

Hi, I am new here. I just got a hermit crab today, his name is Sebastian. I will be picking him up a friend( or two) soon. Such an interesting little guy. Hope to learn lots here so I can keep him happy and healthy.