HCA: Hermit Crab Association

I had a crab, Ace, pass away post molt about 3 days ago and I have another crab, Robert, currently molting. I had dug Robert up weeks ago out of concern for him being alive but he quickly reburied himself. Is there a point at which digging for him to check on him is okay? I am a naturally worrisome ...

I know for sure the one who just passed molted and my other one is currently molting. I believe the other crabs might have molted as well but I don’t know for sure

Hello! I have been caring for crabs for about a year now. Each time I get new crabs, they last about 6 months. After my first two, I drastically changed and improved the conditions of my crabitat. I have 6+ inches of play sand and ecoearth, 2 water dishes, food, shells, humidity, all the things I've...

so ive been caring for crabbies for like 7 months and have always had a lamp over the cage not so much for heat but for light. i read somewhere they need like a "night and day" and one way of doing this was a lamp. is that actually true? im in the works of upping the crabitat with heat and humitidy ...

I changed my crabitat when my other ones died. this crabitat is different from the ones my first two were in.

first off, sorry if this does not meet "emergency" requirements. i didn't know where else to post this. unfortunately I lost one of my new crabs:( he buried himself when i got him and i hadn't noticed any kind of new movement or anything at all from him, so i dug until i found him and he smells fish...

I have 2 8 watt pads as well as another pad that idk the wattage of. I also have a heat lamp, however the tank will not stay warm! is there ways to increase heat and humidity without having to buy another heating pad?

i got 2 new hermit crabs about 3 days ago and one of my crabs came in a cracked shell. luckily, he changed shells the next day when I was gone at work. then the next morning when I woke up, he had changed again. i just want to make sure this isn't abnormal or that he's having problems? i read some p...