HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Guys my crab's leg is broke and faces another side. What should I do?

Thanks for the replies.. but seems like there's a problem: my smallest crab broke his leg. I had a bad climbing setup and he probably fell on hard surface. Now one part of his walking legs is facing another side. That crab has burried himself a few times so I feel like he's in pain. What am I suppos...

Crabinski wrote:Very handsome and looks freshly molted, too, with those nice hairy legs! Glad to hear they're settling in and beginning to accept you as a non-predator .

Thanks! So those are Rugosus, right?

Hope it will help indentifying him

Finally got a chance to take a clear photo!


Isn't he cute?

Hello guys! I am happy to say 2 of 3 my crabs got used to their home and come out often , but the another one is still hiding and not coming out.

I would wait at least a couple of weeks to a month before handling-some people wait until the first molt. You can try and get some pics of them in the tank. 99% of my pics are crabs in the tank. Sadly I don't have Coco anymore. :( I don't know that the store could tell you the species, but it's wor...

How big are these guys? They even look like a wee, little cavi I had once. Wasn't she a cutie? http://i876.photobucket.com/albums/ab330/smcpartlin/Coco5.jpg She looks a little like a couple of the pictures, but the third one I just see rug. The V between the eyes, the coloring...No matter what they...

viluah21, where did you get the crabs? It's unusual to find anything other than PPs and Ecuadorians in most US pet shops so knowing where you found them will be a help in correctly IDing the species. Ohh, I didn't mention I live outside US. Well I've got it on one of my local shops akvariumai.lt , ...

Getting a front view, a profile view, a view of the BP and walking legs help with IDs, it's hard to tell with side angles, but yes, that antenna looks orange. I'd like to do more pics, these ones are older. Should I take them out of their home for handling before they get used to it? And would that...

soilentgringa wrote:Are their antennae completely orange? Possibly viola? Hard to tell.

Does that answer your question?

These do not look like PPs to me. I think you have something else there-hard to tell from these pics-but Ruggies maybe? Darling little things! Hmm.. I could take some pics but they aren't still used to their new home, should I really take them? And may handling them help them get used to the enviro...

Added photos to the op!

Overfeeding is not an issue: they will eat as much as they need and then stop (not like humans who will gorge until the food is gone :lol: ). If you're feeding dry mix * , one teaspoon will last 3 PPs for several days. They love to have a variety of foods, not the same thing every day, so offer the...

landlubber wrote:I just wanted to say welcome to the HCA and the world of crab ownership!

Thank you very much! Just now I had a chance to remember I once had a crayfish (crustacean but not a crab sadly) Astacus Leptodactylus I called Fuff old good times :')