HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Thank you for your advice! He has come back up after switching his shell and I’ve even seen him eat some popcorn!!!

I completely forgot to do this before and once I remembered they had seemed to be getting along for a few days and didn’t want to mess with them too much. After the fighting last night, I immediately dipped them and I don’t think there’s been conflict since, as far as I know. Is the antenna thing al...

I got a new crab a week ago to join my solo crab. They’ve seen to have been getting along but I think I just broke up a fight. They were doing the antenna touching thing aggressively and then the started jumping on each other face to face. It wasn’t a jump from behind situation. They were like wrest...

Hello! I have some molting concerns. I was gifted a hermit crab two weeks ago and I have never owned crabs before. My first crab Hermie was super energized the first week but once I put him into his properly set up tank he became lethargic and didn’t move a lot. He stuck to the back corner and barel...

Thank you for your feedback! That’s super reassuring to hear.

1. What kind of substrate is used in your tank and how deep is it? play sand, 6 inches and some eco earth on top. 2. Do you have gauges in the tank to measure temperature and humidity? If so, where are they located and what temperature and humidity do they usually read? I have an electronic gauge to...