HCA: Hermit Crab Association

I’ve never heard of giving crabs oil, other than what oils they would naturally get from their food. I would be highly skeptical of anyone suggesting you put essential oils in your crabitat tbh. I think as long as you feed a balanced diet you’ll be fine


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Looks amazing! Do you mind sharing what tank you're using? I love how tall it is! Thanks! It’s a “20 gallon tall” tank! I found it second hand though so I’m not sure what brand it is. It’s a standard size, and I was able to buy a pre made lid for it. The height is fantastic, especially if you don’t...

Sebastian’s new tank has been in the works for such a long time, and it’s finally finished!! I moved him in just a couple hours ago and he is such an excited little crab! He was a bit unsure at first and wouldn’t let go of my hand, but within minutes of being in the new tank he changed shells, somet...

I forgot to mention that I do know he needs a friend or two. I just want to get the new tank up and running before adopting him a friend or two.

So I’m a relatively new crab keeper in the sense of actually knowing about proper care. My mom is a teacher and has been keeping hermits as part of her science program as long as I can remember, with moderate success at keeping them alive. I figured out about 6 months ago that we’ve been doing it wr...