HCA: Hermit Crab Association

I finally found some turbos from Naples Shell Company that work for him . 55 dollars later. lol
Now I need to find a way to convince the other to upgrade. He hasn't left his second shell.

Sorry, missed the fact is an E. Those twisty/thin spiral shells seem to be most common for them. Maybe try all kinds. I have one PP that is super picky, he tries on every single kind of shell. I could put a pepto-lid in there and he'd probably at least test it before ditching it. lol

does he have a preference for turbo shells (round opening) or snail type/conche (one flattishside rest round)? PP usually like turbos. I'm having a difficult time finding 7/8-1 inch opening turbos that are not too big/heavy.

Nope, hes back up and looking healthy yay

He Has come back up, finally! A beautiful dark red/purple, but still in old shell. Hoping he will upgrade like his brother to a larger since I'm sure he's likely grown. He's hiding so haven't had a good look at him yet.

Thanks for input. ! Also notable have 6 inches of sand, before only had about 4 so that worries me too since is more and heavier if tunnel crashes. Sand is wet but with the other so active who knows. I have read about Jon Livingston the crab in the past. From what I understand he also had a is a sis...

How long can they be without a buddy around before it affects them? I know they like to have at least one other crab around. It's been 45 days I'm worried hes going to get lonely. I just got him some new shells so hopefully that will help to keep him occupied, hes been shell hopping often.

Thank you for the advice! I have not gone digging. Though I am concerned since wondering if there was a big fight about shells or Something else in the days before his disappearance. Looking back through pictures I took, it did seem like the one who got bigger was being a little aggressive with him ...

I'm trying to do some troubleshooting for my crab that has not come up from a molt.... Remembering November of last yfor the last year I discovered an old stick on thermometer.... That the crab was eating pieces of. Wondering now if that has poisoned him and just didn't take effect until this past m...

Anyone have any suggestions if I should look for this crab to check on him or not? Of course I am tempted because this is not like his normal behavior. My mom got is telling me something is wrong. But I am always worried about them. Thank you in advance

They grew but they never got as big as some of the big ones I see online. They moved up from small nickel size shells to I shells to shells shows that are about the 2.5-3 inches and 1 inch openings if that makes sense. They seem pretty happy, always hanging out in out in running around the tank, The...

Also, they might not have enough stuff to climb on if they are OVER trashing it, could you post a pic through tapatalk? https://www.hermitcrabassociation.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=87783 The Bowls are on top of the sub, Sorry I can't figure out how to post a picture. I have been working on that ...

Also, they might not have enough stuff to climb on if they are OVER trashing it, could you post a pic through tapatalk? https://www.hermitcrabassociation.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=87783 Also, they might not have enough stuff to climb on if they are OVER trashing it, could you post a pic through...

A while back I switched from a small "crab" style water dish to a "massive lizard style" dish that's maybe 10 inches across. The other thing I did along with this was add a flat rock under the dish so it is well supported above the surrounding substrate. This totally eliminated any issues with eith...

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