HCA: Hermit Crab Association

I actually use Hermie's Kitchen. However, I have a much more pressing issue now!

My hermit crab (the one that is either molting or dead) is now growing mold on him! It's white, and it's just in patches all over his body. There is no fishy odor yet, though... I am honestly so confused.

I forgot to mention that I also will feed my crabs crushed egg shells as well as a safe (I checked the ingredients) pellet food that has all the necessary nutrients for hermit crabs. I will start feeding them more calcium-rich foods, and get a different kind of salt for them. Thank you for your help.

I picked him up very gently with a spoon and extremely carefully put him into a shell slightly larger than him. He did not attempt to grab on to the shell, he's just kind of in there. It seems as if he is dead. He didn't seat himself, he's just now placed inside his shell instead of outside. I isola...

I isolated him within the main tank, and apart from forcing his body into a shell, the only thing I could really do was place a shell about his body size right next to him. Here are those questions: 1. What kind of substrate is used in your tank and how deep is it? 4-5inches of EcoEarth 2. Do you ha...

Hi, Ok before I start getting lectured on not digging up a molting hermit crab, let me explain. I have 4 hermit crabs. All last month, I was gone away and my parents were taking care of my crabs for me. They were all on the surface when I left, and when I came back, there was only one on the surface...