HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Hey everyone, Sorry I didn't post an update. To be honest I was getting a little worried, since Oliver buried himself and I hadn't seen him for weeks. About five, to be honest. I thought I did something wrong and he bit the big one. I kept up the tank conditions, but I was gonna give him until the e...

So far, peaches were a hit, apples were good, pears were not, verdict is still out on strawberries and blueberries. This is pretty fun actually.

That was exactly my thinking. "Oh, doesn't look so big, I can carry it." And then I'm sweating bullets with this thing over my shoulder walking down 23rd Street in Manhattan in the middle of rush hour. Gonna need another plan next time lol.

So I went uptown to Home Depot to get play sand. It only came in 50 pound bags, one of which I lugged all the way home on the subway. I feel like somebody physically beat me up but the crab has the right sand now lol. Oliver was running all over after the new sand went in, finally saw him in the wat...

I do have both types of water, but I did use the hermit crab sand from the pet store, which I guess is calcium sand. Should I get it out and change it immediately, or is this something that can wait until I clean the whole tank?

Hi, and thank you again for all of the advice. I bought a ten gallon tank, a starter kit and a heating pad to give Oliver a new home. I got the temperature and humidity to the levels mentioned in the guide. The first week he didn't move much, wasn't eating and spent most of his time in his "hut" (a ...

Thank you for all the advice. I'll get him a better habitat and see how he does. Thanks.

Thanks for the reply and the link. I'll do my best to give Oliver a shot (most famous orphan I could think of).

One more question: if I buy another crab for him to hang out with, should it be about the same size as him? Do they have issues with stuff like that?

Hello all. My wife works for a college and while checking up on a resident's rooms found a poor abandoned hermit crab. I adopted him and am trying to take care of him, but could use some advice. I thought the crab had just molted, as there were body parts in the tank (a leg and a claw), but now I'm ...