HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Hi all - I introduced myself over in the New Crabs area but a brief intro: I adopted a purple pincher over the weekend and am working on getting his crabitat set up. Right now he's in a 10 gal tank. I have one heat mat stuck to the side and I got a hygrometer. The humidity has been holding at 82% bu...

I agree - I think his current shell is too small for him. I went out today and found a slightly larger shell that might work and then I also ordered a few more that will hopefully not take too long to arrive. I def think he's ready for an upgrade. I fed him some pineapple and some crushed up sunflow...

Here he is! Hopefully this works:

https://imgur.com/crqMp3D

Hi everyone! I just “rescued a crab” yesterday. I’m really excited because I’ve wanted a hermit crab since I was a kid. I was going to buy one a few years ago but fell down a rabbit hole re: how most crabs for sale are taken from the wild. I didn’t want to do that, so I didn’t get one. But my husban...