HCA: Hermit Crab Association

JoeHermits wrote: ↑

Thu Oct 14, 2021 1:07 pm

It can, yes. Use your best judgement when collecting from water bodies. Usually the farther from humans the better.


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Alright, thank you so much for this. Such an important thing to be aware of

Hey there! I'm just wondering what sort of horrible things this community has tried to tempt their crabs with. Whether it was only nasty when you removed it from the tank or if it was horrific even before you put it into their dishes, I'd love to hear about it. Bonus points if your crabs absolutely ...

The only food I've actually witnessed one or two of my PPs eating is raw honey. Definitely evidence of them eating other stuff like popcorn, egg shell, bell pepper, meats, freeze dried shrimp and meal worms. When I say evidence, it's more or less the food getting moved around a bit and winding up w...

JoeHermits wrote: ↑

Wed Oct 13, 2021 8:52 am

They’re nutritionally okay, but be warned that they will absorb any contaminates in the area, including microplastics, mercury, and chemical waste.


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Oh wow. Thank you for that heads up. Would mangrove leaves and wood also potentially pose a risk?

sorry.. i don't have advice on the food... i just wanted to say i'm jealous that you live where you can just stroll over to the beach to pick up some grass! More like a half hour drive lol, but I understand what you mean. It is very fortunate that I live so relatively close to the natural habitat o...

CrabbyLover77 wrote: ↑

Tue Oct 12, 2021 11:46 pm

My guys LOVE eggs, especially hardboiled egg yolks. [emoji846]

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I wish my crabs liked egg lol. it just ends up stinking up the room XD.Would be worth it if they would eat it at least lol

Hey there! I keep Aussies and I'm trying my best to find things they actually want to eat. I collected some seagrass that was washed up at the local beach the other day. Are most seagrasses safe to feed or would it be better to not risk it? Is there a better alternate sea plant to feed them? Please ...

Sorry for only just getting back to everyone!! I really appreciate everyone taking the time to help out. So far I've noticed that they like leaves and their cuttlebone as well. They seem to love cooked meat too, especially chicken. And of course, their dried food. I'll just keep feeding different va...

Hey all! I've been having some issues with my crabs. They don't seem to like fresh foods like kiwi, grapes, avo, apple, bacon and sardines, or anything like that! They however LOVE popcorn (home-made, popped with coconut oil, none left by the time I change their food out), raisins, powder food and m...

myllkti wrote: ↑

Sun Jun 20, 2021 9:13 pm

Ooh that’s a super interesting idea! I’d love to hear how it goes!


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Hey there! Unfortunately, none of them seem to like it very much. Maybe I'm just mixing the wrong things together, but idk.Maybe they're just picky. I'll try a different recipe another time

I started out with fish, and the first thing aquatic vets do when there is weird trouble is flush it out with as much new water as possible. I've always applied that to the crabs and my other critters and it's brought good results. This really helped put me at ease --- Thank you for that. I'll reme...

I don't like this. I've been staring at this since you posted it trying to figure out if it's worth the scare to say it could be something infectious. My suggestion would be a full substrate change out, and then monitoring. With luck it goes away the next time they molt. I've had very similar but n...

[Following. Could it be something introduced by the most recent addition?] The newest guy had no such markings, from memory, and burrowed right away. Did not even see the other crabs. TBN and Knoppie, the one who has it the worst, came from the same place. I'm thinking Knoppie brought the disease h...

So, while not the clearest, managed to get some photos of Knoppie, who has the discolouration the worst. https://i.imgur.com/PLS7W6f.jpeg Here are the spots on his claws. https://i.imgur.com/puvxpx8.jpeg Here is the only leg on his left side, with the worst of the discolouration. It looks grayish. I...

aussieJJDude wrote: ↑

Sun Jul 25, 2021 1:11 am

I may of missed it, but is the diameter (size of crab) inclusive of shell or leg span?

Yes, sorry, it is the diameter of the shell