HCA: Hermit Crab Association

I checked on him this morning and he dropped two more limps, and when we blew on him he didn't move, I picked him up and he fell right out. So as much as it pains me to say tama has passed on. Thank you all for your help

He has not molted then. He would have very hairy legs and pointy black tips at the end of his legs. I responded to the emergency template :) I've read through it! And thank you so much! We are getting a new tank to isolate him, and in the earlier stages (when we believed him to be depressed) I woul...

Giner13 wrote:It's possible he was pre molt then...are his legs hairy or pointy at all?


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He has tanish hair between the sections his legs fold. His legs are also very flat at the bottom

I agree with GB. He needs to be alone with nutrients & water sources. GB can correct me but he may have had an old injury that needed healing through a molt. Or may have been stressed for some reason. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk When we first bought him he was very active and as the others w...

1. What kind of substrate is used in your tank and how deep is it? Play sand, 10 inches 2. Do you have gauges in the tank to measure temperature and humidity? If so, where are they located and what temperature and humidity do they usually read? They are low to the sand level, read 79-80 for thermome...

i have a purple pincher crab (tama) I've had him since April 28th of this year. When I first received him he was extremely active and was a very happy crab, and once we got a proper tank and got him a friend his mood even lightened more. We had recieved another crab the same size of him (about the p...