HCA: Hermit Crab Association

So cute! And the shell size thing never ceases to amaze me: the smaller crabs apparently want to grow up faster so they choose too large shells whereas the big guys are in denial that they're a size 16 and try to squeeze themselves into a size 8 :hlol: ! Right! It floors me! Me Es look like they ar...

Mine love coconut, pork chops, dried shrimp, raw shrimp, scallops, kiwi, bananas (the most favorite of all) they will eat a little bit of raspberries, apples and blueberry. I just bought fresh greens, I hope they like them!

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What a cutie pie!

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You can see her little face but she is a PP. Her shell is way to big for her so I am hoping she will change shells soon. We named her Bones (one of my favorite shows lol)

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Congrats on the new babies! They are going to really love life now!

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KellyCrabbieLove wrote:Which store?

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He said Walmart, Kroger and Trader Joes

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Well my little E dug down this afternoon. Guess she thought she would follow her side kick!

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Oooh, you can do that?? buy just one scallop? TO THE FOOD STORE!!!!! We don't eat seafood in my house, so i never have any scraps for them, i never thought to just go buy one little shellfish! i obviously am completely clueless about seafood :idea: :hlol: The guy looked at me strang but he did it l...

All 4 of my small Ruggies molted for about 1-2 months, came up for a few days and ate, then dug down again for another 2 months. 1 of them came up last month and another came up a few days ago so don't freak out if they take longer than "normal". They all looked relatively healthy too when I purcha...

My small E does not like to be away from her side kick for any long period of time. If he climbs into a moss pit she is right behind him (reminds me of a younger sibling chasing after the older one lol) I woke up the morning and my big is had dug down and my little one kept digging the sand up aroun...

All 4 of my small Ruggies molted for about 1-2 months, came up for a few days and ate, then dug down again for another 2 months. 1 of them came up last month and another came up a few days ago so don't freak out if they take longer than "normal". They all looked relatively healthy too when I purcha...

I didn't cook mine, but I think I am going to cook the next batch and see which they like better!

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CallaLily wrote:There's a chart here: viewtopic.php?f=23&t=92527, though it can really vary depending not only on size and condition but the crab itself.

Thank you

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I will have to try catfish next!

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My small PP has dug down (very glad) when I brought her home she was missing parts to almost all her walking legs ( thats why I brought her home). How long does a small hermit stay down? She was swimming in the fresh water a LOT when I brought her home and she changed shells with in the 1st 24 and h...