HCA: Hermit Crab Association

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okay, thanks guys!


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hey there! i’ve notice VERY tiny red almost clear bugs in the tank. they’re typically on the food/water bowls when i see them. does anyone know what these are? will they hurt my crabs? how to get rid of them?


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i’m really sorry for the loss of your hermies. are you sure they were dead? about two months ago one of mine surface molted and i was sure she was dead because i picked her up and all her limbs fell out. but she was still in there alive. i learned that the best thing to do it’s not touch them. since...

update!! i’m so happy to say my little puddle came up tonight!! i was starting to convince myself that he has died during his motel because it’s felt like so long! he’s up with a beautiful new shell! the wait was definitely worth it!! (sorry for bad quality photos, my camera is broke)i got out of th...

hey there!! my hermie started molting on september 5th, he took a new shell down with him but it’s been more than a month now and i was just wondering at what point do i start being concerned? https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20221019/256d42bd246cf90fa75c5f5dfedd9f98.jpg Sent from my iPhone using Ta...

it was in the rain when i got it so it’s all good! my other crab started molting today!!


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sorry for taking so long to reply, i’ve had lots of school, and then i’ve been shopping for my hermies. she is in a small isolation tank now, she’s been in and out of a new shell and the old one. the shell she’s in currently is small. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220904/e508f3d196674cfee1d41eb...

the first picture of her looking orange and naked is her after molting. the picture of her in the shell is her going back into her shell after being naked.


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i didn’t mean to post that emergency form. she is back in her she’ll now. that’s the shell she came in and i have LOTS of other options for her but she still went back into the same one!


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hey!! this morning my hermie jumped out of her shell, she just molted but she went back into her original shell after about an hour. is she ok? what does this mean? https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220901/e2357d0df37a56efed46022360f39f90.jpeg https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20220901/93145f204a2ae...

sorry!! i forgot to mention, i do feed them fruits, veggies, and eggshells as well!!


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ok!!!


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okay!! also quick question, should i continue to take the bowls out and wash them out or just keep adding new water?


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also to the questions, there is no smell. also i was just using the pet store hermit sand but i’m going to add play sand as more substrate when she’s all better now that you say that.


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