HCA: Hermit Crab Association

aussieJJDude wrote: ↑

Tue Aug 20, 2019 9:04 pm

Both PP's (C. clypeatus). Both look a little pale, which is common for new and smaller crabs. After a couple of moults and a varied diet, they being to colour up nicely.

thank you my dude

And more importantly, do they both look healthy? Can you tell their gender from the pictures? The white shell I think is a purple pincher and the green shell I thought was an Ecuadorian, but looking at the pictures I'm not too sure anymore. white shell front view: https://66.media.tumblr.com/013a6fa...

Is that even a thing? Like can I go into the grocery store and get either salmon or tuna sashimi (no sauce) rinse it with dechlorinated water, cut it up into little pieces, and give it to my hermit crabs? Is that a bad idea or am I onto something here? I've only been a hermit crab mom for like 3 wee...

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