HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Just wanted to make an update on Ollie’s progress; he has successfully molted! He was kind enough to make his molting chamber right at the bottom of the tank (though it was at a terrible angle for photos) so I was able to make daily checks on him. His molting timeline is as follows: -Witnessed a lar...

Nice. The San Diego Zoo had theirs in an enclosure of similar size for less than a year before transferring to a larger enclosure, but I think their crab was also a little bigger Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Oh yes, their crab Kenny was about 50 times larger when they acquired him in 2014. He...

I haven’t seen many keepers try coconut crabs outside of Asia. I don’t know how well they do in captivity but I hope you have a plan for when it gets bigger Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk You’re absolutely right. There aren’t many keepers far from their native range. They don’t get exported ver...

Jaydick484 wrote: ↑

Sat Jun 22, 2024 8:33 am

I hope it goes well! Thanks for sharing.

Thank you! I’ll be posting updates regularly.

Hey everyone! I’ve been a long time lurker on the forums, but this is my first post. I’d like to introduce you all to the newest love of my life; Oliver, my baby coconut crab! He arrived 48 hours ago with a weight of just 25 grams. His current enclosure specs: 120 gallon aquarium with dimensions of ...