HCA: Hermit Crab Association

This is EXACTLY what happened to me when I got my very first two crabs .i looked in the tank one day and my crab was in the water bowl naked . Sadly to say , my crab died . I was never sure why he did this and no one could explain it .


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If the crab is limp and moldy, it is most likely dead. The crab you dug up, do you remember where it is? Even just a little dirt can injure it if it’s still soft from a molt. A hide or half-bottle would be better than covering it back up. Sadly enough , my hermit crab died . And my crab that I foun...

That is one of my problems is finding shells. I have looked on-line but they are all very expensive and hard to tell how big they are. Unfortunately, I live n the desert so no beach shops around. I have tried the pet stores and none of them want to have anything to do with crabs. I even tried one o...

Here is the pic of my shells. The fork is for perspective. [emoji16] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Ok so , usually crab like a very open space for there shells . If you don’t get what I mean by that look up “turbo shells” and you’ll get it . I think you can get them on amazon . Anytime I go to...

Still not moving It’s been 5 days , my hermit crab still isn’t moving . She looks really pale and I can’t tell rather the tank smells different bc the substrate already has a distinct sent to it . She’s still limp like seriously my crab had mold on her!!!! I’m really starting to think she’s dead if ...

I’m going to fill out the emergency care form 1. What kind of substrate is used in your tank and how deep is it? I USE ALL ECO EARTH , IT IS ABOUT 3-4 INCHES WICH IS 4x DEEPER THEN MY LARGEST CRAB. 2. Do you have gauges in the tank to measure temperature and humidity? If so, where are they located ...

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