HCA: Hermit Crab Association

crabs aren't exactly trusting pets to handle and see all the time, theyre also nocturnal which means theyre only really active at night and any light in their habitat will stress them out, id say they need about 3 more inches of substrate as well. perhaps its too bright where youre keeping them? hop...

has reshelled itself! that was real spooky for a moment there

EDIT: crawled out of the water, out of shell, not molting, and looking at shells

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she unfortunately did not make it 🥲 the other one is perfectly healthy and in the big tank now

A five gallon tank with freshwater, saltwater, and food along with hides. About 4 inches of sand and eco earth. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk that should be ok for quarantine seeing as its just one and temporary, as long as you can keep temperature at a good spot and humidity. keep him in ther...

how big is your crab?

you should quarantine until they seem well adjusted or until any issues they may have arise. can you describe your quarantine enclosure?

she fell out of her shell, i thought she was dead but she was moving very minimally, i reshelled her into a slightly larger shell and isolated her in a container with the a bit of clean and safe water on the bottom. there was a hole in her back making me think shes surface molting?

UPDATE: hasnt moved from the dish with food and honey, barely moved when i picked her up, is hanging put of the shell more limply, still reacts if i blow on her. still alive but i dont think shes gonna make it

Do not dig up the crab who has dug under - he/she may be molting and you should not disturb them. hes been up and down and is pretty active, hasnt dug under for long periods of time and is very bright in color, i dont think hes due for a molt for a while. ill only take him out if hes already on the...

Also, do you have a few lighter shells for him to change into? yes there bigger and smaller shells for both of them, she looks like shes wearing the right size and i put her in a dish in the tank with honey mixed with the regular stuff, along with a stick to help her out if she needs it, fingers cr...

i have a bunch of smaller shells and i will try the peanutbutter, i realized shes missing the tip of one of her claws so she could be recovering from a bad molt, might take her tank mate who is doing well and put him in the big tank to give her room to recover. she poked out when i moved her to water

hi everyone! ive had two newbies in a quarantine tank for a few days and one immediately went deep in the dirt and the other hasn't moved much at all, its still alive and i have the right humidity, temp, food, waters, and shells. i gave it fruit for some sugars and energy but when it moves it looks ...

BOSTON, MA Hi! recently lost the tank mates of my large purple pincher hermit crab due to previous owners neglect and im upgrading to a large 35 gallon tank for him! if love to be able to adopt some new purple pincher friends his size or smaller! ive had crabs for two years now and i can travel any...