HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Do you have rotting food that is creating maggots? Possible stow away food? Have you seen flies? If all of your crabs look healthy, I would just get rid of food that has been sitting, dispose of the maggot you found. If you find more, I would probably do a deep clean. Can you post a picture? Sent f...

Hey all, I haven't been on here in awhile and it seems the tap a talk app has changed a bit since then and I can't find the search bar anymore haha. I used to rearrange the tank regularly but life got busier and I've been slacking in my tank maintenance-- pretty much only in the tank to change water...

Hermie225 wrote:Little Hermie Jr is getting his pre-turkey day work-out onhttps://vimeo.com/192809169
I guess it's leg day [emoji23]


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Love it! [emoji1] is he a purple pincher?

I have an ultratherm stretching the length of the back of the tank with cardboard taped over it, as well as 2 smaller store brands on the left side-- I was struggling with temps and was concerned that the 3 of them weren't warming it up enough. Eventually got a new hydrometer/thermometer (only becau...

[emoji20] it kills me that they don't require their employees to have even a general idea of how to care for the animals they sell. A few weeks ago a girl working at Petco was explaining to someone that the hermit crabs' shells were painted with a special kind of paint that won't chip off, "kind of ...

I'm very sorry for your loss. :( Sent from my VS880PP using Tapatalk Thanks Rawrgeous. And thanks for your advice! I was struggling with figuring out a way to give him both salt and fresh water close by and your suggestion was perfect. And I feel more confident if it happens again that I'll have a ...

Kermie16 wrote:So sorry for your loss, Tala[emoji29] Seems like u did the best u could for the little guy but the PPS was too much for him.


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Aww thanks, Kermie. [emoji5] We knew PPS was a risk when we got him so it wasn't as big of a shock as it could've been. [emoji177]

It sounds like everyone pretty much covered this. I suggest re-shelling him asap and isoing until he gets a bit stronger, offer lots of protein, honey, and calcium such as eggshell, crushed oyster, and cuttlebone as well as a cap of fresh and saltwater. The only thing that might be even slightly co...

kieagcarm wrote:Is he an e?

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I don't think so? If so it was an accident, haha. He's just really pale, I think. If it is an e I need to put some different shells in there [emoji45]

Thank you both! We checked for the fresh post-molt signs but we're still not sure because he's so tiny. With our larger ones it's always very clear when they've molted-- long black tips and scary looking hair, haha. He's gone back and forth to the water bowl (a/b 5 or 6 inches) a few times and other...

Sounds like u have the right stuff going on with ur tank. I think first thing to do would be to iso the little guy and to put him in with extra shells, organic honey, peanut butter and a source of calcium like cuttle bone or crushed oyster shells. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Thank you! What ...

Just looked into the tank and noticed one of our crabs is naked. I placed 4 shells close to the little guy and backed away-- I didn't want to make a big commotion and alarm him. Just wanted to check to see what else I should do. He didn't seem too lethargic-- he turned and backed his soft bits up ag...

I've finally run out of the first little bottle of water dechlorinator I got and ordered Prime because I've seen so many people recommend it here. The ratio written on the bottle is for large amounts of water but I only need to dechlorinate 3 or 6 cups at a time (3 cups for each dish). I tried to se...

soilentgringa wrote:Ugh I hate this thing every time it pops up on my feed, lol.

Lol! Sorryyyy [emoji23]

Mine rarely ever go all the way into our dishes-- I usually just see them sitting at the edge of them. I used to worry if they could get in and out easily but there have been a couple times where the water level was noticeably lower before it was time to change it and I quit worrying, haha. I know t...