HCA: Hermit Crab Association

🦀 UPDATE 🦀 2 out of 4 babies have emerged from their first molt 😍 I just wanted to take a moment to thank each and every one of you who took time out of your day to reply, we really really appreciate y’all. The two still under were a fraction larger than the two that have emerged, so we estimate at ...

Thank you so much for your replies.
All 4 babies are still down and still no smell etc, so I’m thinking all are moulting which is pretty wild.

Thank you so much for your reply. We figured they just hadn’t had the right conditions and now they do that they felt safe and healthy enough to molt. We have been changing water daily to ensure no mould growth and have dried food on the surface. This is just all new to us and we’re kinda those "hel...

New crab mommas here. We have four purple pinchers. We’ve had them for around 2.5 months. Crabittat setup as follows - Tank temp is at 80°f and humidity is at 80%, substrate is moist without being soaked, the substrate is approx 5 inches deep, substrate is a mix of sand and hermit crab bio bedding, ...