HCA: Hermit Crab Association

This is the same problem I’m having. I insulated it to and still can’t get it above 70f.


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Good news, I added another UTH to my tank and got the tank up to 84 F . He was far more active last night and was eating and swimming all night [emoji16]


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I’m getting ready to switch mine to my new 20 gallon tank. I’m really hoping the little guy comes up soon. He went down on October 16.


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So glad she came back up, my little one has been down for three weeks. Very stressful, this will be it’s first molt if it comes back up.


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Thank you for the reply their airplants I’ve had for several months so Im hoping their all good now.


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Are air plants considered safe for hermit grabs?


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1. What kind of substrate is used in your tank and how deep is it? I have the fluckers all natural sand mixture for crabs. It’s about 5 inches deep right now been slowly add some bc I have one crab that’s been buried for a week. 2. Do you have gauges in the tank to measure temperature and humidity? ...

I have a camera set up to watch my hermit. After running thru a 24 hour video I noticed my hermit spent 60 mins eating, going to the salt water and then right back to same spot and sitting there for the rest of the 23 hours. Is it normal that he’s not active?


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I have two PP. one buried shortly after bringing him home and the larger one pretty much spends all his time next to the heat pad at the back of the tank. The temperature of my tank is usually around 72 to 76 degrees Fahrenheit. I wondering if I should try to get my tank warmer and then maybe he wou...

I didn’t have much knowledge. But on the 10 hour drive home from the beach i did a lot of research and knew we needed to get them switched over as soon as possible. I couldn’t wait to set up their new home and was so excited when they switched into their new shells! It was like Christmas morning. Lo...

Thank you so much. So glad I found this website and I’m already obsessed with my little crabs. I think my husband is already worried lol. I want to set up a bigger tank soon.


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Thank u for your reply. I have been keeping my eye out for a 20 gallon and will move up soon. I assume my small crab is molting and don’t want to disturb him.


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I am a new hermit crab mom of two weeks. When we were in Florida the kids found some hermit crabs on the beach and wanted to bring them home I made them return them and told them we would get some from One of the beach shops. We ended up getting two hermit crabs That were in painted shells and broug...