HCA: Hermit Crab Association

I wish I could share a picture. I believe they were ready to go into salt water, but Dougina just didn't find the dish suitable. After posting this, they had been in the sand for over 24 hours and another crab decided to snack. To think this has been happening under our noses the whole time irks me!...

Hi everyone! We've been crabbing for over 7 years now. Currently we have 4 hermit crabs. Watching one climb, I found out Doug was actually a Dougina. A day later we noticed strange behavior such as her hanging way further out of her shell than normal, it looked like she was pushing/straining (giving...