HCA: Hermit Crab Association

So cute! It's hard to find good shells for E's, but I'm glad you found some. My E's love Babylon shells too.

So cute! They look very happy. I love the photo where it looks like they're having a secret meeting on the log.

Thanks.
He finally settled on a shell, so the antics have ceased, but it was really awesome to be able to watch.

Thanks wodesorel.
Maybe someday I can give E's a try.

Though currently I don't have the have the time or funds to join the incredibly dedicated and wonderful people who have worked on advancing our knowledge of captive breeding, I had some hypothetical questions (just in case someday I am in a place where I can help.) 1) I know most have used Kreisel t...

LOL yep, he's picky... so I got as many as I could to encourage him and his buddies.
As of right now, he reappeared from his "molt" and is back in the Rapana- classic "psyche!" move to keep me on my toes. :roll:

Yep! It must've been a molt sack, because he was MIA this morning and there was a pile of disturbed substrate. He ended up taking a Babylon shell after I fell asleep, bescause it was missing, too.
I also love the pants metaphor. I'll be using that from now on.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LPB9NFErk ... e=youtu.be
and... back into the same Rapana he tried a bit ago.

Man, he's really having fun with these shells!

Thank you. It's dark in the crabitat and my old iPad doesn't do well with video, so if I ever get the chance to catch it again, I'll try to get a better quality. I got these shells from a very generous member here and the crabbies love them. Pluto is having a field day. I guess because I have E's an...

He changed into another Rapana and I GOT IT ON VIDEO! So excited! I've just seen two shell changes in one night! I'll try to post the video but it isn't the best quality.

He just changed right back into the cassis and I got to watch! So cool, the very first shell change I've seen. I wish I could've gotten a picture or video!! He's still poking around with other shells, so we'll see.

It looks great! You're going to have some very lucky crabbies.

One of my E's, Pluto, seems to be an oddball when it comes to shells. He started off in an awful painted one. His first change with me was into a cassis shell, which I put in the tank as an "eh, maybe they'll like it" experiment. I've never heard of any crabs wearing them, but he immediately took th...