HCA: Hermit Crab Association

For future reference: I bought a bunch of coconut shells from a party/wedding website and they were like $1.00 each. They came in rough, smooth and between. They are meant to be used as food and drink vessels as well as candle holders and bras (!); so all were safe. Good on you for the repurposing ...

Check the Letgo app and the Facebook marketplace. Those seem to be less scoured than Craigslist sometimes. I've found some really good deals on items that have been listed a while. If something is still for sale after a couple months people are much more eager to let it go.

Has anyone had any experience with a mobile stand for a crabitat? I'm working on a 29g build, and the room it is going in has laminate flooring. My wife likes to move our furniture around, and I was thinking it might make things easier to set up with a mobile stand so I don't have to try and remove ...

Hello all! I am preparing to set up my first tank and I had a question about other items mixed in substrate other than sand or ee. I am planning on mixing sand and ee somewhere between 5:1 and 50/50, as I am in an arid climate that sees cold winters and hot summers. I am hoping a bit more of ee will...

I live in Arizona, in the Phoenix area, and so am very familiar with constant AC in the late spring through fall and heat going in the winter. As I have severe arthritis, I can't let the house get too cold in any season and so keep the thermostat set at 71 in the winter and 81 in the summer. An Ult...

Done and done. I've read about settling now as well. We will probably shoot for 9"-10".

Welcome! Sounds like you're already pretty well read on crabby needs. :) While I don't live in a desert, my radiator can dry my room to under 30% humidity... I use proportionately large pools with bubblers attached (and you want the air stone positioned a couple of inches under water - you'll get b...

Hello all! Brand new to hermits. My family was on vacation at the beach in California for Christmas, and my daughter collected some shells. Unfortunately one of them was still occupied. Upon arriving at home we tried to save the little guy and I started researching care. He did not make it very long...