HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Thank you!
I think Punga was attacked by Karkat or something, he was in the corner out of his shell and his shell was by Karkat.

Punga died this morning, and I was considering getting a new crab eventually, maybe even 2.
I have a 10 gallon tank with a medium sized crab in it currently. How many crabs would be too many for the tank?

Thanks,
Lilymouse385

Sea salt from walmart would be just as bad, probably even worse since it will contain anti caking agents. If you go to your local pet store, ask for marine salt... if its not good to set up a salt water fish tank with, its also junk. If not, see if you can get them to order some in or potentually l...

1. Calcisand is dangerous and hardens around crabs when it dries after being moistened. How many inches deep is it? Yikes!! I measured it, it's only 1 1/2 inches deep! The substrate is a majority of an unknown brown sand/EE type thing, with some calcisand We recommend a ratio of playsand (for kids s...

1. What kind of substrate is used in your tank and how deep is it? I don't exactly know, I got the tank with substrate in it from someone on Craigslist. I know the sand is Calcisand? 2. Do you have gauges in the tank to measure temperature and humidity? Temperature yes, humidity no. If so, where are...

Okay, so I had this great idea last night to let Punga crawl around on my bookshelf, and I put a little toy horse type fence around the space so he wouldn't fall, and he loved it! He likes to climb side to side and up and down on the fence, so I was wondering if it would be alright to put some of th...

Thanks so much! Sorry I have alot of questions..
I'll get pictures soon!

Um, okay so I was looking at the food lists and stuff, and I have a question... What's the deal with All Living Things? I bought their pellets and salt water stuff because that was all my petsmart had. Will my crabs be okay? Also my substrate is really dry, do I just mist it or what? When I first g...

Um, okay so I was looking at the food lists and stuff, and I have a question...
What's the deal with All Living Things? I bought their pellets and salt water stuff because that was all my petsmart had. Will my crabs be okay? Also my substrate is really dry, do I just mist it or what?

If I ever run out of cute names for them I might just name them after Hamilton characters. People will ask why I have a founding father in my tank Yes! One of mine doesn't have a name yet, but we were listening to Hamilton in the car on the way home and he tried to come out of his shell for the fir...

Hi! I'm a new Crabber and I have alot of questions! So I got my hermit crabs yesterday, and the bigger one is afraid of me :? but the smaller one likes me, so I picked him up and let him explore around the outside of his tank and on my hand. I put him up before I went to bed, and I woke up this morn...

aussieJJDude wrote:Id stick with two, addition of more crabs will ultimately means that you need to upgrade faster! But congrats for doing research prior!

Thanks! I'm buying a full setup for $30 sometime soon, hopefully this week

Hi everyone! I'm kind of new, but I've done alot of research on Hermies! I'm going to be getting hermit crabs very soon! (waiting to find out about tanks and such) One of my friends might be giving me a 15 gallon, so I was wondering how many crabs it could hold. I was planning on getting 2, because ...