HCA: Hermit Crab Association

I don’t think it’s stubborn as much as it’s preference. They prefer smaller shells because they can run fast away from predators while PPs prefer big shells to hide in. Honestly if it was me I’d rather a small, light weight shell over lugging around my entire house on my back.

Ok so everyone ended up fine but my molters leg didn’t seem to grow back normal :( one seems like the tip is grown in backwards and another has a curl on the end of it. She has been up eating and walking around so is it safe to add her back into the main tank or should I wait until she has another m...

Ok so I just finished digging out the entire tank... honestly I was pretty apprehensive because last night when I got home and this morning I didn’t see a single ant but I figured I wouldn’t ever have peace of mind if i didn’t... and thank god I did!!! No ants, not a single ant in the substrate... H...

THhank you! I believe it was wodes post where I first heard of this happening. In your opinion, if the molters have ants on them, should I rinse them off? I haven’t been home to check/dig up yet so I just want to be prepared for whatever I find

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wow i love what you did with your temp and humidity gauge!! i have had to buy 5+ by now and I've been crabbing under 2 years!! must try this

If anyone saw my post in the emergency templates you know that I had a bacteria bloom scare this past week as well as a small amount of flooding.. yikes I lost 1 of my 5 crabs who was molting that i had to dig up, the sand got too wet and dense and killed her. anyway I saved 3 of my babies who were ...

Oh no. :( Are you sure the crab died? Did it smell like dead fish? You could feed it to the other crabs if that isn't too painful for you to do. Usually people who churn the substrate wait until all the crabs are up by chance. Sent from my SM-J327V using Tapatalk yes i'm sure she was dead, she fell...

Oh no. :( Are you sure the crab died? Did it smell like dead fish? You could feed it to the other crabs if that isn't too painful for you to do. Usually people who churn the substrate wait until all the crabs are up by chance. Sent from my SM-J327V using Tapatalk yes i'm sure she was dead, she fell...

i found my other crab on the other side of the tank, a few more inches down, and drown. clearly just molted. super pale pink and soft. i will post pictures after my camera charges. when i found her she was in solid sand, had it pressed all over her and her legs pressed to the front of her... i could...

so I've been digging..slow and steady... i would hate for my digging to be what hurts one of them... and WOW i cannot believe how low they get shells and food pieces.. lol my digging method is to softly scrape the top layer of sand, run my fingers thru it, and move it to a bucket. anyway about 3-4 i...

thank you everyone! i just got home from work and its almost 11pm, my littlest who just dug down yesterday was back above ground and i was able to move her to the temporary habitat!!! yay! now for the other two.... i think i have to start digging tonight I'm just nervous about finding them not alive...

do you think i should dig up my other crabs?(3) i dont know if this changes anything but one of the crabs who is in the temporary tank had just come up last week, and one of them whose down, comes up(two days ago) and down(yesterday) all the time. not sure if this matters but it makes me feel like m...

hey guys i think i may have a bloom in my 55 gal tank. today i noticed a rusty colored line along the bottom of the tank (about an inch and a half up). i inserted a chopstick and i don't smell anything but there is a small amount of water build up in the hole i made (maybe about a centimeter of wate...

i dont have a 20 L but i know what they look like.
a simple solution for now would be to use your 10 gallon as a topper once you get it cleaned out. you can search the forum for topper posts but you basically turn your tank upside down on another one and use it for vines and climbing space. good luck!