HCA: Hermit Crab Association

I serve mine separately from other foods in an individual seashell. The crabs love it. :) Me too! Shell is usually full for 2 days and then completely devoured over night, and a dry sandy shell is all that remains! Theyre such odd eaters. Like, if its not their idea its a bad idea! Haha silly crabs...

C_fiesta wrote:

Undercrablife wrote:What do isopods do?

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They help keep the tank clean by eating poo and leftovers in the tank.

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O thats cool

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What do isopods do?

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C_fiesta wrote:

Undercrablife wrote:Can the fly traps kill

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They are fake. None of the plants in my tank are real.

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Wow ok lol

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Can the fly traps kill

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C_fiesta wrote:Here's a link. Print out the size chart and size your crabs (that are above ground) up. http://www.hermitcrabassociation.com/ph ... 43#p852643

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Thank u

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That's silly. You're not going to get kicked of for not having a big enough tank. But you do need to measure your crab. He might not actually be as big as you think! And there's more to consider, like how many crabs do you have total? If you have just him (and if he indeed is a large not a jumbo) h...

If he's a jumbo, he needs at least a 75 gal tank. Jumbos take up a lot of space by themselves but need even more for molting (at least 12" deep substrate) Sent from my HTC6515LVW using Tapatalk Hes not much of jumbo Sent from my SM-T230NU using Tapatalk Please use the size chart to verify his size....

U could try

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daws409 wrote:If he's a jumbo, he needs at least a 75 gal tank. Jumbos take up a lot of space by themselves but need even more for molting (at least 12" deep substrate)

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Hes not much of jumbo

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Wait E there was a video on Yt Saying that there was a hermit crab attacked by another crab named E Sent from my SM-T230NU using Tapatalk An E is just a shorter name for a subspecies of hermit crab called an ecuadorian. They can be more aggressive than the most common species found in pet stores, p...

I didn't mean to offend you! I just meant that handling and rearranging the tank can make crabs stressed and perhaps they were chirping back at you. Although, I've never heard of that happening. You did post in the emergency section and ask for help. I was only trying to help. Sent from my SM-G930V...

I didn't mean to offend you! I just meant that handling and rearranging the tank can make crabs stressed and perhaps they were chirping back at you. Although, I've never heard of that happening. You did post in the emergency section and ask for help. I was only trying to help. Sent from my SM-G930V...

PinchersAndShells wrote:They definitely can get stressed out and chirp if there are hands that keep coming into their safe zone.

Thx for help

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They were probably mad at you for tearing apart their home. For future convenience , unless you have a flood, bacterial buildup, or mites you don't need to "clean" the tank by replacing the substrate. Some crabbers never do that unless they move, while other suggest doing it once or twice a year. S...