HCA: Hermit Crab Association

All 3 of my crabbies dug under and we are now obsessed! My son wants to save as many as we can and a 10 gallon tank is too small so I decided to get a bigger set up and perfect it for them while I have pet sand to take care of I got a 55 gallon tank off craigslist but I didnt quite realize how big t...

Hi everyone! This site was a lifesaver for me when we got back from the beach with 2 crabbies and no clue how to take care of them. We are now set up correctly after losing one of our beach crabs to PPS - I have a 10g tank with 5 inches of 5:1 play sand/EE sandcastle consistency with dechlorinated s...

Youre so right!!! Im still learning all the shells...the shell guide is down still. I looked it up and thats the exact shell I have.

The crab that grabbed the magpie dug in yesterday so now I just have one on the surface. Hoping its a good sogn these crabs are healthy and will make it!

I am so excited! I got my crabitat set up correctly yesterday and added 2 new crabbies since one of our original ones from the beach died. One of them dug under right away so I just have 2 active now. Tonight I boiled 5 shells and dipped them in salt water and added them to the tank. I have an order...

Pretty sure he was dead. His antennae and eyes were all droopy and lifeless and he had absolutely no reactions to movements near him or being touched. It was less than an hour after he dropped the third leg. But even on the small off chance that he was trying to surface molt so soon I really dont th...

Well he died while I was in the shower. he was standing out of his shell with his cute little face and all. I cried. He was a cool dude. We really enjoyed him. Its going to break my sons heart when he wakes up tomorrow and I have to tell him. I put Princess Poppy back in the main cage after I cleane...

Thanks for the quick responses. Shes so much smaller than him I cant imgine why shed want his shell? Anyone know why crabs do this? Im trying to figure how to best explain it to my son who was very upset to see the crab fight. SJ seems to be holding his own for now. Hes holding himself up and is han...

Hello! I am totally new here and will start by saying that I feel guilty for this because I got these crabs at Ocean City last week for my kids knowing nothing about them and I did not have them set up right until today. So theyve been in a wire cage with gravel and food and one water dish since we ...