HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Very sorry for your loss

Hello They are hard sometimes,depending on their size,they really don't eat all that much. Crabs should go nutz for shrimp,if you try and smooth out the substrate around the food dishes and see if there is a crab trail to the food dishes at least they are checking the food out. They only nibble I pu...

I can't tell from the bark ,but if it was pine it would have sap running out of it,how long have u had it in with your crabs? If it is the regular logs the pet shops sell I think they are ok.
l'd keep a eye on it if it starts to rot ,they all do if kept long enough.

I have one that changes shells constantly,I saw him in the saltwater pool washing a shell out for a while,I guess he don't like wearing the same old shell. I got a new crab and it was as large as my biggest one and for the longest time the were sitting next to each other,I wonder what they were talk...

Hello When I get the Uth heater and plug it in it starts beating immediately . You can put your hand on it quick and feel it Heat lamps get real hot they don't recommend , unless u got a huge tank I got a Uth and a lamp it works good , they sell different watts 40-60 watt 60 is hot though , guess it...

Thanks for all the advice,I dumped more,cc sand mix in,I knew I wasn't done. That was the first pic I took of the tank,l splurged on reptile plastic plants they love hanging out in it. My crabs love the branches I put in there.one of my smaller ones love to change shells all the time,I think every o...

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Hello all, I'm a long time lurker here ,3 yrs ,you know the story we are down the shore ,my son wants a couple of hermit crabs to bring home,we lost a few saved a few,I just upgraded to a 55 gallon tank,I got 5 crabs Morpheus ,Neo ,Switch ,Tank ,and Toretto. Man that tank holds a lot of coco fiber l...