HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Thanks so much I’m definitely going to stick with HCA. He got back into his shell yesterday with a tiny bit of help and seems to be slightly more active and getting a little harder both last night and tonight. Praying he makes it and just grateful I caught it when I did and not any later as it could...

Thanks so much for replying so quickly. I had heard they left their shell to molt but there’s so much wrong info out there it’s hard to know what to believe so thank you for clearing that up for me. So I have a 29 gallon tank (in process of upgrading to a 40) with around 6 3/4 to 7 in of substrate a...

Double check the shell your dead crab was in as it sounds like you picked up his exoskeleton from molting and your actually crab could be in his shell. Some crabs will come out of their shell while shedding their exoskeleton and then put their shell back on although we usually don’t see this as they...

Do you have an update on the crab that you thought could be molting? You definitely made the right call moving him to the sand if he was molting as their body can’t handle the extra moisture during that time and they could also drown. Moving them to the sand and placing a container over them to crea...

If you’re not comfortable touching him (make sure you wash your hands first) you can scoop a little under the sand he’s on with a spoon so you don’t injure his body with it to put him in a small dish with dechlorinated water just barely filling the bottom (just enough to keep him moist and not dry o...

Started with a 10gal then upgraded to a 29gal tall, currently using a 40gal breeder but in the process of upgrading to a 55 or 75gal

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