HCA: Hermit Crab Association

UPDATE
I got him into a shell, but after a minute he crawled out again. Maybe it wasn't the right size, but he just doesn't want to seem to want a shell at all. Still very active. I'm not sure what to do now

1. What kind of substrate is used in your tank and how deep is it? I use a mix of coconut fiber bedding and play sand. It's about 6 inches deep on one side of the tank and goes down to about four inches on the other side 2. Do you have gauges in the tank to measure temperature and humidity? If so, w...

Booklice feed on mold. They're probably eating the moldy food that your crabs bury under the sand. I'd clean the tank well, and make sure to replace the food every day so it doesn't get moldy.

Hm... Luis is my most active, climb-y-est crab, and she decidedly has gonopores. She's a PP. Maybe they're different. Tullaia, I'm curious as to how you've been sexing the crabs... it can be tricky to spot gonopores on a wriggling crab that you're trying to peer at the underside of... is it possibl...

I really don't think that pet stores don't know the difference between male and female. They buy in bulk. You just have to look for female crabs. Are you looking for their gonopores? They are really tiny, so they can be hard to locate. I guess it is possible the hermit crab trade leave the females ...

So I have seven crabs at the moment. They're all male. All three pet stores I've gone to only have male crabs (PetSmart, Pet Supplies Plus, and PetCo). I can't find anyone in my area who has crabs to adopt and I really want female crabs. Not for breeding purposes, though. I name them after my favori...

A few months ago, I noticed small bugs in my crabitat. After doing some research, I found out that they were springtails and useful to hermit crabs because they would eat the food and poop and clean the tank, so I ignored the bugs. But now they're everywhere in the tank; swarming in the food, coatin...