HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Hello :) Welcome to the HCA! :) A couple of things: First of all, a towel is going to absorb the humidity. I'm going to assume that you have a screen/metal/mesh lid. I recommend putting saran wrap,press-n-seal, or plastic zip loc bags taped on top over the parts that does not have the purple bulb l...

Stella wrote:I would suggest using Tupperware containers, they are easy to install and remove.
You will need to double them up to prevent any dangers in case there are tunnels below.

Thanks so much, will definitely keep that in mind!

Hey everyone! So currently, in my 10 gallon tank which houses two female hermit crabs, I have two cheapy bowls. They are smaller and are such bad quality that they are actually starting to crack. So, I need new bowls ASAP. They can’t be very large because I don’t have too much room but I was wonderi...

Thanks so much! I will definitely order that bubbler soon and replace the towel with Saran wrap. When I first got the hermits, I had a heating pad on the side of the tanks, but it kept falling off so I switched to a bulb. It seems to work for me, so I think I’ll keep using it, but thanks so much for...

Hey everyone! I am currently housing two female hermit crabs in a 10 gallon terrarium. Their substrate is ecoearth and it’s about 3 1/2 - 4 inches deep ( I have been meaning to replace the substrate soon but I can’t because they are molting). I mist the tank two times a day and I also have a 25 watt...