HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Okay so basically I USED to have a 20 gallon long hermit crab tank but then my parents told me it took up “too much room” and it didn’t look good just sitting in my room. They said “they’ll be just fine in a 5 gallon” ... I have 3 hermit crabs and they’ve been in the 5 gallon for months because I ca...

Hey guys.. I know I’m going to get beat up for what I’m about to say bevause its cruel but I’d like to start off by saying it’s not my decision. Basically i used to have a 20 gallon long for 4 hermit crabs. My mom thought it took up too much space so she got rid of it even though i BEGGED her not to...

Hello. I have two purple pincher hermit crabs who used to live in a 20 gallon long with all the things they could ever need. Toys, shells, freshwater and saltwater fish, climbing things, six inches of eco earth sand mix, heat, moisture and a plentiful food supply. My parents made me get rid of the 2...

No he hasn't molted yet I'm pretty sure so that could be a reason. He is a purple pincher too :/ And lol that's funny the reference you made haha Thanks for your advice I guess I will just wait it out.

:crabblush: Ok so I have had this hermit crab for a while now. I actually asked another question about him in January when I first got him lol. Anyways he hasn't changed his shell sense I got him! (In January) He can't even go into his shell completely it's so small. I've tried putting all kinds of ...

Hey there! So basically, I have a 20 gallon long tank and I spray It 3 times a day, and I do about 10 large squirts. I check about 10 minutes later and it's still cold! I have a heat pad that's said to be for 10-20 gallon tanks but it's not warming it up at all. This has been going on for a while bu...

Hey so I'm just asking because this isn't really an emergency, but is it bad if they drink the salt water that they usually bathe in? Because my fresh water dish dried up and I just noticed and forgot to change it so one of my poor hermies was thirsty and started drinking out of the salt water pool ...

Listen to Crabinski, your crab should be fine! :D I'm not trying to jump on your case, I just want to make sure that your new crab can live happily; one thing that you said in your 2nd comment, that you have a 10 gallon w/ 4 crabs and 2 1/2 inches of substrate. Moving your crabs into the 20 gallon ...

Breathe, relax and don't worry! The same thing has happened to other crabbers, myself included: one of my crabs jumped from my hand and landed on the floor (carpet over cement) 4 feet below -- he was a little stunned and stayed tucked into his shell for a few minutes but was moving around the tank ...

Also I have a 10 gallon tank and plan to move all of my 4 hermies to a 20 gallon long. The substrate is currently 2 and a half inches deep (my hermits r small) My humidity and temperature are both around 80 percent. And an update: The hermit crab still looks fine but I just want to do what's best fo...

Hey so I JUST got a new hermit crab. He's a big guy and looks tough. I was trying to get him to unlatch his claw from the box and gently tugging did not work. I decided to just leave him alone for a minute and see if he unmatched. He didn't budge. I didn't want him to die so I carried the box over t...