HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Thanks for the additional info- I bought a larger tanks a couple months back with much deeper substrate but he’s been burrowed and I haven’t wanted to dig him up. That’s good to know they don’t move at all during a molt because he has been in the exact same spot, same position for a couple weeks now...

Thanks- is it normal for a crab to not move at all while molting? Staying in the exact same spot for weeks at a time?

So he has been burrowed for about two months. I could see signs of him moving around (dirt in water, food being eaten) every once in awhile. About two weeks ago, I was moving stuff around in the tank and found him underneath the wood- i can only see the top of his shell, and he has not moved from th...

Thanks for the quick response Curly Sister- to be clear, he’s been burrowed for over 2 months now, he hasn’t moved from his current position in over 2 weeks which is why I’m starting to get concerned:(

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Thanks for the response- do you keep your bubblers going 24/7 or do you cycle them on and off?

I just added two pools to my crabitat- I put down aquarium rocks and shells to help getting in and out, and have an air pump with a line to each pool with an air stone attached. I’m curious as a new HC owner: 1- The bubbling is pretty aggressive- it’s not causing a lot of splash-over but it’s fairly...