HCA: Hermit Crab Association

My hermit crab just came up from a 1.5 month molt 24 hours ago. He has been sitting in the corner of the tank and minimally moving or reacting when I shine the light on him. I put out food (from hermitcrab etsy food shops) and waters for him (fresh and marine salt), and overnight he only went into o...

thanks everyone! I guess i won't stress out about not having enough playsand for now.

Hm didn't know that! Would this work?

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Okay so I know the general rule is to do 5:1 ratio of play sand to eco earth. However, I've also been reading that is is a guide, but not a hard-and-fast rule and some experienced crabbers have done mostly eco earth. I have a quarantine tank right now with alot more eco earth than playsand because I...

I want to make sure my hermit crabs are getting a well rounded diet everytime I feed them. Is there a mix that you guys recommend on etsy that meets all the diet requirements of hermit crabs? I'm worried that I'm not covering my base with my own mix of foods. And I have seen the food pyramid, but wh...

Hi! I have 1 hermit crab currently who has gone down to molt. He is the only 1 we have in our 10 gallon tank. Since he JUST went down to molt, we don't bother leaving out food or water dish for him. Is there a possibility that he will come out in the middle of night for food/water even if he's in th...