HCA: Hermit Crab Association

I inspected my largest crab today for signs of molting but I instead I found a small punctured hole on her exoskeleton located on her back. There seems to be a little bit of brown liquid on her abdomen and some on her abdomen legs but I can't tell where it's coming from. I haven't observed or heard ...

Thank you for the quick reply! I appreciate the help and advise! My hermit actually surprised me last night by popping out of his hide out. I later caught him picking on one my smaller crabs. He immediately pushed him away when he saw me. Looks like he's eating again. I guess some crabs just go thro...

Hi, I'm worried that my medium size crab is going to surface molt. I got him a month and half ago from a beach souvenir shop with horrible conditions. She showed signs of PPS when I first got him but later showed signs of improvement. He started eating and drinking and exploring the tank at night. H...

Thank you. I will apply your recommendations to my crabitat as soon as I can!

1. What kind of substrate is used in your tank and how deep is it? I use play sand which was 2 to 3 inches deep with a little bit of bark that I got from my hermit crab starter kit. He's also buried under a half-dome log. 2. Do you have gauges in the tank to measure temperature and humidity? If so, ...

I recently acquired two new crabs from a store that kept them in poor conditions. I didn't realize how badly in shape they were until I brought them home. For a few days they wouldn't eat or drink and was mostly dormant. I set up an ideal home for them as much as I could with the temperature and hum...