HCA: Hermit Crab Association

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Thank you! Luckily it no longer smells like peppermint. I've seen one of my crabs active a few nights now so I don't think their effected. I'm thinking of making a new post regarding the lost naked crab, but I think this is one of those "only time will tell" scenarios. Thank you all for putting my m...

Unfortunately I currently do not have many extra shells. About three and two are very large conch style (that I know realize are not the preferred shells but they like to climb on them). In fact my second crab was out last night and tried out the one extra correct style shell. Then promptly went bac...

Small update: My second crab Frankie came out of hiding and was running around the tank. So far doesn't seem phased by any lingering peppermint smell. However my main crab Lightning is still naked and missing. I would try to isolate him but have no idea where he is and I'm too scared to try and dig ...

The kicker is the other day I had found one of my little guys shell empty on top, but the crab nonwhere to be found. Hence me trying to keep extra on top of keeping them happy. I didn't spray a whole ton. A light mist along the inside glass and over the fake plants. I'm just overly worried between m...

Since you've come to the emergency forum, we know you want a fast answer to your question. In order for us to figure out the problem as quickly as possible, we ask that you answer the following questions as best you can. Some of them may seem odd, but they're all designed to give us the information...