HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Do you know what kind of watt I would need for a 55 gallon tank?

I will try uvb out for them, maybe perk them up more

I will definitely get a uvb bulb then. If I end up getting some straws, I will post some pics

Oh ok, so if I end up getting them, I would probably put them with my current pps, I assume it would be ok to get a uvb bulb with the pps?

I do have a large sw pool already. But I didn't know they needed uvb?

I've been caring for hermit crabs for 15+ years, and have always wanted to own strawberry hermit crabs. Recently I've had the opportunity to own some if I want them. My local pet store is selling them for not bad price. I'm just wondering to anyone that owns them how much harder it is to care for th...

It made me chuckle to while writing it haha. I try not to hold them just to not stress them, but I don't mind holding them lol. It might be the food, not sure. But I do really smell that smell above the moss pit.

I didn't end up bathing him :) I have 11 hermit crabs. I'm not sure if any are molting right now, I do have a few that are buried. I'm not sure where the smell is coming from, I definitely smell it on that one crab, and smelled a little bit of it when I go near the tank and in some spots of the tank...

haha thats ok

The smell is more fishy, exactly like the smell when there is a dead hermit crab. But the temp usually stays around low to mid 80s, and humidity around 80%

Ok, I'll soak him in some sw and see how that does.

I gave some krill last night, but was dried, and doesn't smell at all what he smells like.

Just a bit ago I went to change the food out of my tank, and I smelled that bad smell when there is usually a dead hermit crab. I smelled it right at the moss pit, so I checked around it and under it, but I didnt find a dead crab. I then searched the moss pit, and found a alive crab. He backed up in...

Hermias_mom-I will be sure to check that out:) I didn't see that. LadyJinglyJones-I just ordered a bunch of foods from a store on etsy for my hermit crabs, I think there are some flowers included in the mixes, so excited to see if they like it. But yea was mainly just wondering if there was a store ...

I have never tried to feed my hermit crabs dried flowers, mainly because I don't know where to find safe dried flowers to feed them. I really want to feed them some, but just not sure where to buy some from? Thanks!

That's what I figured, thanks so much!

I received some tulips on Easter, and I saw they are on the safe list to give on here, but I have also read where people say they are dangerous to give to hermit crabs. I was going to give them some once they start wilting, but thought I should ask just to be sure.

Thanks!