HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Thanks for that info wodesorel! Next time I boil shells I will use regular tap to boil and then dip them in room temp decor salt water.

That is really amazing and I agree about the space. I love the skewer ladder idea... it looks so cool and takes up so much less space than pvc pipe with egg crate.

Looking amazing!! It looks like it's really coming together great! I really like that egg crate shelf you got going on there! Keep up the hard work and good idea posting! I can tell you have spent so much time putting it together (That you may see at least 1 other person try to duplicate in the near...

I went down in the basement to look for paint/stain supplies and found the original can of stain that the ottoman on wheels has on it! We are off to Lowes to see if I can find more it!

That crab in the corner looks like it's just destressing. Some crabs are more active than others. I have this one who seems to hardly ever do anything. He just likes to stay burrowed up near the top.

Mine came from hobby lobby or joann fabrics

I'm sorry to hear your crab is not doing well. You should fill out the emergency questionnaire template, it helps us get a better picture of what the problem may be. I'm pretty new but from what I have read they can drop thier shells when they are too weak too carry it. http://hermitcrabassociation....

I came in to feed them some grapes, blueberry and pineapple and didn't even see him in the food dish with my other large crab. He blended in with the dry food with his greenish turbo. He saw me tho... then ran around the tank on the right side like a crazy person scared for his life and back to digg...

Not shown in the pictures are the couple of times I took some boards out and re-screwed them to make them tighter. Also not pictured are a couple boards I just decided I didn't like and cut a new ones. Mistake 1: I put that drop cloth down to start and it was a mistake. I also didn't really use a le...

Made some good progress this past weekend. A few more pieces then ready to cut and stain the sides. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20191126/03f3ba78bcc0250409b603355ef30bdb.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20191126/f0cff310784f1a6855814d6a29c33875.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20191126/...

OK, so the reason I havent updated on a while is because I got super frustrated and a lot happened in the past few weeks. 1. I got 2 new kitties! Just introduced them to the crab room and they're now exploring everything. 2. I got engaged! I now have a proud fiancee who will be marrying into 2 kitt...

I started cleaning out a space in the workshop to work and laid out a dropcloth and set up the saw and cut about 4 boards when my side hustle work called and I had to give the tank stand a break last weekend. I found myself back in the Lowes for stain, gloss paint brush hinges and handles. I've got ...

Welcome to the HCA! I'm sorry for your loss. I'm glad to hear you say that you knew they had it rough and didn't make it vs feeling horrible that you somehow did something wrong or somehow their death was your fault. Your pictures and story about your crab's personality are AMAZING! PPE sounds like ...

I've got half my room cleaned out! In my head I planned to move my desk across the room and put the stand over there to keep it away from the window, but there just won't be very much room to enter/exit the room if I do that. I also had the revelation that I can't move my desk because the 40 gal tan...

A work of art is never really completed, just finished when we run out of time or resources... I was considering putting it in the middle of the room for good access, but the wire management would be an issue I think. I don't really want it on the opposite side of my desk... it's too far away form w...