HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Eyes usually grow back over time, having a missing eye doesn't affect their health at all. Is it a land crab? Most crabs brought home in shells end up being marine crabs, they can survive a surprisingly long time out of water. I saw a photo of this crab, it's also an eyestalk damage, will it grow b...

i will let others chime in on this but i did rescue four crabs about a month ago and the lady had told me one of the crabs didn’t have an eye when she got him. i never heard of such a thing happening to be honest. he did look fine though. one eye was a little bigger than the other and she had told ...

Hi to everyone! One person wants to give me a hermit crab, but he lost his eye during the previous molting. She was on Zanzibar and took some shells, it one of the shells was a tiny little hermie. When she found it, she made evething for the good care, because she has her own hermits. She made an is...

RiNiKy506 wrote: ↑

Wed Jan 27, 2021 11:18 am

What a perfect picture! [emoji3059]


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Thanks a lot!

crabbycasey wrote: ↑

Wed Jan 27, 2021 8:47 am

Aww, I love this! [emoji3059][emoji886][emoji224]


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Soon they both will go for a molting. So i will wait for them. For the smallest it will be his 5th molting, but for the Axe, it will be the first molt while i've bought him. And I'm a bit nervous

Brevimanus hermies Axe (the biggest) and Masja ( its diminutive form from tiny, but in Russian). Despite their size differences, they like to spend their time together

crabbycasey wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 24, 2021 2:29 pm

Mine would scurry away if I did that, lol. Maybe in time they’ll get more used to me! She’s adorable! [emoji3059][emoji886][emoji224]


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Absolutely! Mine were also not so friendly, but I think that the right conditions helps them to be more open for a human.

I look very forward to the day when mine aren’t skittish of me anymore! A couple of them really haul shell when I approach, lol. Would love to hold them more, but I’ve only had mine for anywhere between 1 and 4 mos and want to give them ample time to de-stress and acclimate before I start handling ...

Loved the story...and the pics! Your big guy is so...big, lol. [emoji3059][emoji886][emoji224] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Thanks a lot. Yeah, Axe is very big, but very friendly. When i bought him, he was very scared, tried to bite me every time, and chirping. But now, he can easily came to ...

how long did you have the big ones? bc they are big! they are all so cute glad to see you taking good care of them!! I bought the biggest Last year on August. Now, one of the biggest goes for a molting, and the biggest is on the way to molt. Can’t wait the moment after molting, because he has some ...

CrabbyLover77 wrote: ↑

Sun Jan 24, 2021 11:58 am

What a great story! Love the pics!
I'm surprised you got them to line up all at once and take a picture. My crabs would have been crawling all over lol. [emoji39]

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OH, it was difficult but they like to spend time together

Awe glad to hear he has been doing well. Also all your biggest crabs are so cute compared to the tiniest crab. Can’t wait till my crabs get that big, did you buy them that big or have you had th for a while?[emoji3] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk I bought only the biggest. The rest were given t...

Hi to everyone! Last year i bought this tiny friend. In trust it wasn't purchase, it was saving from the horrible conditions. Crabs lived in a small open tank, with one rock on the middle, and some moss. This guy was the wickest. He didn't have two walking legs from the right side, he used his big c...

crabbycasey wrote: ↑

Fri Jan 22, 2021 8:59 am

Brotherly love...they’re so cute!


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While the other hermies sleep, these two guys are always looking for adventure.

Two brothers who likes to spend their time together