HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Yep. As stated above, it’s all good! They are de-stressing and they could be under the sub for a few days to a week or 2. Just let them be and change our their food in a couple of days to fresh food and patience is key. They will comes back up when they feel ready!


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Wow!! Beautiful!


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Wow!! Congrats on your upgrade!! No judgment here! We all do what we can with what we have got! That is a fab looking tank! I would love one like that in our hermies’ future:) I’m not too familiar with what to put in the front but like you said ur local store has some good glass pieces then I may ju...

WOW, @mlakers!!! I have been trying to catch up on many feeds and just found yours. HUGE CONGRATULATIONS on your crab babies!!!! They are looking good and you are doing an awesome job!!


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fandt94 wrote:

Kermie16 wrote:Just a quick update, Larry has passed on [emoji26] Thank you all for your advice and support! RIP Larry[HEAVY BLACK HEART]️


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Oh no, I’m so very sorry! At least he passed in a beautiful environment

Thank you:(


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So the isopods live with the hermit crabs? Do the hermit crabs eat the isopods too? ♡ Rod ♡ Salty ♡ Bob ♡ Squirt ♡ Crabina ♡ »-♡-> Our Purple Pinchers »-♡-> Yep! It’s a balanced ecosystem:D The isopods eat a lot of decaying foods and hermie poop and the hermies will occasionally snack on isopods! S...

aussieJJDude wrote:Who would of thought the isos like walnut? Wow!

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I know! Right?! They are the whole thing up. Not a trace left!


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Thanks!! And apparently the isopods Love walnuts too [emoji44]


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Putting dawn in it has never worked for me. Just the vinegar works :) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I've tried piece of apple and red pepper. Didn't work. Tried vinegar. Nothing. Trying now red wine vinegar with a drop of dawn. So far nothing. Every night they lay eggs apparently because there...

I found Bob, who recently came up from his first molt with us, on the corner guard holding a walnut [emoji23]


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Wow!! So cool!!! Congrats!!!


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in my house, atleast outside of the tank, we use cider vinegar and dawn dish soap. vinegar attracts, dish soap is sticky, so they get stuck and drown in it. not sure if this is safe in their tank with the soap, but i have maybe 2 or 3 gnats in the hermie tank so i dont worry much. the isopod breedi...

Good to have you back!! And ur crab babies are so cute!!


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Just a quick update, Larry has passed on [emoji26] Thank you all for your advice and support! RIP Larry[HEAVY BLACK HEART]️


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You can get a water bottle and put a little bit of vinegar in it :) they are attracted to vinegar. This way they fly in, and drown in the vinegar. I would keep a water bottle like this outside of the tat as well. Make sure your hermits can't tip it over. Perfect! Thank you! Does it matter what kind...