HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Hi All, My crab went down to molt about two weeks ago. Roughly 3 days ago I saw him naked drinking out of the water dish- I was getting ready frantically for a wedding so I wasn't able to immediately attend to him. When I went to look for him about an hour later he was gone. I noticed 2 days later t...

My crab was molting on the surface and I moved him bc my daughter wanted to take him out of the tank. His exoskeleton completely came out of the shell and I thought he was dead. Upon moving him a bit more I saw the crab inside the shell, moving and a very white color. I’ve completely left him alone ...

Hi everyone! I’ve had my crab since July and have been waiting for the first molt. We have a mix of sand and eco earth that the crab has loved to dig deep in and then come up etc. but for about 4 days he’s been very slightly dug in, like basically on the surface but I just can’t see the hole in his ...

:( So I read a little about PPS and what can be done- unfortunately I'm not really in the position to get another tank to mimic the pet store conditions and then gradually work up to ideal. Any tips on how to reduce PPS when integrating a crab from the pet store into my tank? Or should I just stick ...

What is PPS? Rookie here! Is PPS something that would affect one crab and not another? Because my other crab (aside from possibly being a murderer) is thriving.

Hello! I am a new crab owner- I purchased hermit crabs for my daughter at the Jersey Shore, not realizing what I was getting into with regard to crab care. Nonetheless I think I have set up a very nice crabitat- salt and fresh water, plenty of places to hide and climb, a mix of calcium sand and eco ...