HCA: Hermit Crab Association

TUCSON, AZ Hi, my name is Sharon. I live in Tucson, AZ with my husband, no children (unless you count my fish) in an apartment for people over 55. I am looking to adopt 2 or 3 small hermit crabs for my 29 gallon tank. I am new to having hermit crabs (I would probably start with purple pinchers, sin...

The pepper I tried growing in my aerogarden didn’t grow so well & I tried giving a ripe cherry tomato & they didn’t eat it. I have a question about lettuce (it is also grown in my aerogarden). Can the hermit crabs have the young leaves & I think it has flowers too? I thought to add them to their for...

Hi, I got 3 hermit crabs through EBay, since no one replied to my request to adopt any hermit crabs through any avenues I tried (LHCOS & here). I have them now for 10 weeks & they seem to be doing ok, but I have not really seen them eat or go into the water pools (I guess they could be doing that wh...

I would be interested in adopting hermit crabs too, but I live in Tucson, AZ. I have a 29 gallon tank & I am new to having hermit crabs, but I have read about how to take care of them & what to feed them. Would you be interested in shipping 2 of them to me. I would help with the cost. Please let me ...

Do you know if tomatoes & peppers grown in an Aerogarden is safe for hermit crabs (since the only thing added is water & nutrients for them)? There is only leaves on the plants so far. I am new & trying to find things I can use, once I get my hermit crabs (it will be a little while from now—maybe a ...

Hi. I am going to get hermit crabs in a little while. I just started setting up my tank (28-30 gallons). I just put in my first bag of play sand so far into it & plan to get another bag later next week. My question is about coconut fiber. Can I used dechlorinated water only, if I don’t have ocean sa...