HCA: Hermit Crab Association

It looks like a Bruneus shell... I know you can buy 12 of them for $30 on Amazon, I've seen them on Etsy too but I'm not sure where you could get them same day...

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Glad that the slug is doing good after a fight with the spider! S/he sounds like a very cute slug! I really want a pet slug or snail, but the best I have now is snails eating my Mom's garden

Usually it's a bit tricky to tell, but it's a good sign if they're still acting like normal, they're active and moving, and if they burrow underground just leave them to do their thing Sometimes they'll stay underground for weeks, but this is normal, don't dig them up

Does anyone happen to know anything about having a pet Snowflake Moray Eel? I'm wanting to do a research project on them and possibly in the future get a pet one

Thank you! I had been feeding her lots of fruits and veggies and the occasional dog biscuit, she still ran on her wheel even with bad legs Unfortunately, she passed last week

Okay, thanks!

Does anyone have any tips for raising silkworms/silk moths? I got them a few days ago as eggs, they haven't hatched yet but I know it can sometimes take a few weeks. I'm hoping to raise them to adults and then breed them to have more eggs, does anyone have any tips to help me be able to raise the si...

Does anyone know how to make a hamster very very happy? My hamster is really old, and her back legs don't work anymore :( ! She still runs on her wheel even with her bad legs though! I want to do something to make her happy despite her legs not working... so far I usually feed her strwaberries every...

In the past I've tried to hold my hermit crabs, and they sometimes come out and sometimes don't, does anyone know a way to teach the hermies to "get used" to me holding them? I don't hold them very often because most of the time they're digging under the sub or they're climbing a vine

I don't know much about wills or anything like that, but you could possibly ask that your hermit crabs be donated to a rescue center or shelter? Or maybe you could have your family members and/or friends take care of the hermit crabs for a day and see if they take good care of them?

Okay, I'm glad it's just an exo! I guess when I saw limbs I just freaked out and forgot about the fact it might be an exo lol

Now that I look at them, they're hollow and he doesn't seem to be missing any limbs, it was probably an exo

He wasn't buried, just underneath the water dish, I guess it's possible it may have been a molt because Blue was a bit of a light peach color when i found him.. I also realized that I don't really have enough salt water, so I put in a slightly deeper dish, maybe he wasn't getting enough baths in the...

Then yes, it should be fine for your hermit crabs, just make sure you use the rate ratio of water to purifier and let the water sit before putting it in the tank