HCA: Hermit Crab Association

There are Ultra Therm Heaters on reptilebasics.com that are under $30 and work very well, but for insulation, you can try draping their tank with blankets for the winter. For humidity, you can get some moss cheap at the store and spray it with warm water, and try to seal off your tank as much as pos...

great, thanks!


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I don't think it was the wrong one so much as not the one her doctor recommended. My dad agrees with you, though, thinks that the doctor is just being finnicky. I'm sure someone will take it haha


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got butterflies, joe hermits, xenocrab, thanks! however, it did get me thinking about calcium supplements in general as my crabs could probably use some more supplements (i have a hard time getting a hold of calcium-rich foods). i've heard of adding calcium powder to dried foods, one that's crab-saf...

So my mom needed a calcium supplement and she bought the wrong one, now we have an extra bottle of calcium supplements that nobody plans on taking. it's called Caltrate, i'll put a picture below. It's a compressed powder tablet, and I was wondering if I could grind it up and add it to some of the cr...

I just saw this on the glass of my tank right by the food what is it? At first I thought it was a chia seed because I sprinkled some in there tank a while ago but now that a look at it I don’t know. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200919/791e0a7a9284cf401781fb7192b6f818.jpg Sent from my iPhone u...

I would suggest getting a UTH heater, but those are on the pricey side. What kind of heat mat do you have? if it is UTH, you can insulate it with these steps: get a piece of cardboard as big as the heat mat, and tape aluminum foil to one side of it. then tape that piece of cardboard against the heat...

Mobani, that's what it's called! Good to know, thank you


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Get grandma's stock pot. Say a little prayer of appology to her, and then swear your husband to secrecy to never ever tell your mother what you're doing with the inhereted cookware. Add 2 gallons of water Add 2 pounds of kosher salt Boil for 15 minutes And then boil for 15 minutes And then boil for...

i got a new ultratherm heater and reflectix to insulate it could someone help me out and how to use them? like do i just tape the heater to the side and them how would i use the reflectix? thanks I don't know what reflectix is, sorry, but I can help you with how to install the UTH! First off, there...

We have crabs that do the same thing. I just think when they see a crab munching in one food dish, they think it's better better than the other food fish. I wouldn't worry about a little pushing. If you see aggressive attacks I'd be more concerned. okay, thank you! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

so out of my three currently above-ground crabs, one is definitely the largest and uses it to her advantage. I usually put out two bowls of food, but if she wants she could easily sit on top of it and take up the whole thing. (the two smaller guys are about the size of ping pong balls, she is about ...

I have four crabs (one medium, two large, one extra large) in a fifty gal. my extra large, sandy, used to be an avid climber, but now she spends most of her time on the upper level just staring outside the tank at the rest of my room, antenna waving. I think she's just really bored of everything, an...

Oh gosh.... that seems crazy. I guess there’s nothing you can do about it now except watch your crabs for strange behaviors. If it’s true, then r.i.p little salamander


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In theory, if the mushroom isn't poisonous, could it be left in there for the crabs to eat? I'm not great at telling mushrooms apart tho. I know if it's in the grocery store it's safe, and that's about it lol! [emoji4] Sent from my Moto G (5) Plus using Tapatalk I was actually wondering about this....