HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Haha! That’s awesome!


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Aw your little tank is so cute. I really like how you used the old fish bowl as the pool and your crabs are soooo tiny <3. I wish mine stayed hat small forever. Thank you. I walked by the crabitat a few minutes ago and both boys trapped the glass with their shells, as off to say hello. Sent from my...

crabbycasey wrote:Darn their nocturnal nature! I can’t blame them though, I like the dark better too, lol.


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Darkness equals quiet time.


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That last shot is cool...I like the “mood” of the photo. They’re so cute, happy to hear they like their new location! [emoji16] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Thank you. The best photos of the crabitat seem to be at night, when the house is settled down and quiet. That’s when the boys come out ...

Really odd question... is that a bunny in the cage, under the tank? It’s a dog kennel. The spare leaves of our dining room table were set on top to create more space. The eventual plan is that there will be a cabinet built around the kennel, creating an entertainment center along and up the wall. T...

HappyHermit0916 wrote:Wow! Your tank is looking great and your crabs are super cute!!!

Thank you!

The boys seem happier in that new location as well. They were more active last night than they been.


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While we loved having the crabitat in the passthrough window between the living room and kitchen, I decided it was time to move the crabitat to a more temperature stable location. Sitting where it was we were getting super high temps (90+ in the tank) while cooking (the range is directly adjacent to...

I made one big change today. Using my kids old fishbowl as the freshwater pond. It’s covered, yet open. It’ll keep the water from flooding the sub, but still hydrate the air in the tank. Hopefully this and the new bubble stone will help increase the humidity in the crabitat. They can definitely subm...

I just upgraded my crabitat from a 10g to a 20g, and the crabs are loving it! All this extra activity got me thinking, maybe I should be rearranging/redecorating my tank more often. What do you guys think? How often do you redecorate your crabitat? I’ve been experimenting with different layouts and...

mm832 wrote:Hm didn't know that! Would this work?

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Viagrow-1-4 ... /314570372

It’s all CF with no fillers, so that’s prefect.


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That's so cute- I see m crabs do that all the time! These boys were inseparable at the store too. I’ll likely be adding another one at some point. Currently working on funding for crabitat 3.0. I’m finding that a 10 gallon tank just isn’t big enough for what I want to do. I’d love to have one of th...

I smiled the entire way through reading all that and seeing those pictures [emoji3526][emoji3526][emoji3526]. So stinkin cute! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk They make everyone smile. Which we desperately need right now. I caught the boys snuggling together inside the barrels this morning. http...

So cute! That they are! [emoji1787] Somebody is using the moss as a hide. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20201202/93847ef2fd0ade0ff3b70b1f6a587264.jpg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20201202/a4cfb7b0aa2b0f3be7b8a0c11ba574c0.jpg I waited until he moved, then put the barrel decor in. These boys c...

Well, I missed it. Mr. Crabs was in the freshwater lagoon for a minute. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20201202/fea0db68b6ef00a2a934bdf876c5a58e.jpg I turned on their lights this morning and Mr. Crabs zoomed down the ramp, across the tank, sat in the middle under the light for a minute and then we...

Oh. My. Goodness. Those crabs are the cutest tiniest little things ever!! I am so excited for you! Love the names...we have a Sandy and a Gary (meow), lol. Also got my little guy Flash from Petco and I was pleased with the conditions as well. Tank looks awesome and those tiny little crabbies have a...