HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Thanks!
If he managed an escape, it's only been about a week so that's positive news to hear that others have experienced luck in finding a live escapee!

Hi there! Did you move only the crabs that were topside? It's important never to dig for crabs unless there is an emergency. When I set up my 55 gal, I had 4 crabs in my 20 gal that needed to be moved over. It took me a few days to catch 3/4 up and about and move them to the bigger tank. I had one ...

Do you know how many shells total you have in the tank (including shells on crabs)? If you know the exact number, and you count all the shells, on crabs and off, and they are all in the tank, then it would appear that he died and no longer occupies a shell. If you are missing a shell, he may have g...

Ok, looking to see if this has happened to anyone. Today I swapped a 10 gal tank for a 30 gal tank. My guys like to hide during the day under things and dig, so I was really careful in case anyone was prepping for a molt. I'm missing a crab. Like, POOF, he's gone. And he was a bigger one too (2 inch...