HCA: Hermit Crab Association

If he decides to go down to molt in the 2 weeks I have to quarantine, would it be best to wait until he is done before getting another crab? I don't know if that is likely to happen but I just thought of it and thought it would be a good thing to know.

i usually isolate mine with plenty of shells and water for ab a week before i put him in but i also have a 55g tank with 20 crabs you should be okay just putting him in did you get shells for your guys yet? When I got him I bought a bunch of painted shells but now that I know those are not good for...

When I get the second do I need to keep the separate for a period of time or are they ok to be together as soon as the new one comes home?

His heater came today and is working very well, I ordered a thermostat for it that will be here Wednesday.

sounds good!! i personally don’t like using sand i just use eco earth but other use eco earth mixed with sand and is it only him in the tank? I have a 5:1 mix of playsand and eco earth, I just have been calling it sand because it's easier. Right now it is only him but I am planning to get another i...

Update: He is happy in his new 10 gallon tank with his new sand, 2 water bowls, food bowl, 1 coconut hide and a few things to climb. I have more stuff coming tomorrow including a heating mat, some unpainted shells and some dehydrated proteins and I will be ordering and making more things for him to ...

Update: he is happy in his new 10 gallon tank with his new sand, 2 water bowls, food bowl, 1 coconut hide and a few things to climb. I have more stuff coming tomorrow including the heating pad, some unpainted shells and some dehydrated proteins. His sand it only about 5 inches so I need to add anoth...

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This is the guide that I follow (Theres a food pyramid inside) do check it out if you havent read it already:)

Thank you, I hadn't seen that yet and that is very helpful

I ordered the Ultratherm Heat Mat and hopefully that will work as well for me as it has for you. If it needs to be upgraded down the line then so be it but at least it will get my little guy in a safe an comfortable environment. Right now he is in the wire cage he came from the beach in today. I put...

I have been looking at the list of acceptable foods for hermit crabs but I am having trouble figuring out what foods they should get the most of and which should be more of an occasional treat. I got my first crab yesterday from a beach before I thought to do any research about them. I am working on...

I just got a 10 gallon tank and am looking to get a heater that I can stick on the back of the tank. I do not know where to start or what to look for. Can someone give me a few recommendations. I am looking for something that will be sufficient to keep my crabs comfortable and safe but am hoping not...

for the trip it will be okay but when you set up your tank you will want to use a product callled prime as a water conditioner and add that to tap water for fresh water and then for salt water add prime to tap water and a product called instant ocean as a salt mix I already ordered a box of instant...

If you can get moss for the trip and dampen it, it's great for the trip. If you can wrap the cage in plastic that would help too. I don't have moss but I have a wet sponge. I have seen that it should not be wet usually because it can grow bacteria but would that be a good alternative to moss for th...

you should be okay doing that so the air isnt directly on them or anything so you should be fine with doing that and yes a spray bottle will be good to keep up humitity throughout the drive and dont forget once they are in their bigger tanks that they will need the water to be dechlorinated before ...

dont let them get too cold if you have the ac on and trying and keep it very humid for them just for the ride home they would be okay in a tiny plastic cage most places sell them in or even a pretty big tuppaware container with holes but they will need water and some natural food ti nibble on They ...