HCA: Hermit Crab Association

I was woken by loud tapping and chirping. I assumed it was a fight bc one of the crabs was on top of each other. I separated them in case that was a big issue and ordered more shells. Was that the right decision. Barleycorn usually spends its time buried and it’s the bigger one. Could the smaller on...

Hi! My hydrometer is digital and pre calibrated I moved the pool closer to the heating pad to help with the humidity and that worked. Also thank you for the 3d printer answers! Also I’ll be sure to leave Barleycorn alone!

Hi! My crabs are doing well. My friend is gonna 3d Print me some pools, what plastics AND sealants are safe for the crabbies. And what’s an ideal shape for the ramps and pool. Also now that I changed my pools from 1 cup things from Amazon to Tupperware with bubblers, the humidity crashed. I added mo...

Is there any hides on amazon or Etsy or any store that’s affordable? I’m worried about quality. My crabs are shy :]
They love hiding under moss.

Also what 3d printer material do you recommend because my friend has one and offered use for me

It’s in a shallow hole but it’s accessible to the other crabs it’s by a corner so it’s hard for me to reach it . So it dug but it’s not completely underground.

It’s dug itself in the corner by the heating pads. And it is not responsive to noise like the other crabs. The substrate is 4 in rn and deeper in some pockets. I was going to add more, but then it started acting strange so I decided to wait. It would sit in the corner not moving, but when my friend ...

I think my crab is about to molt. It is hanging halfway out of its shell and it’s doing it for 24 hours now. It’s on the surface what can I do to make it pleasant for it and it’s tankmates

My tank needs more sand it’s approximately at 3-4 in right now. I recently got more playsand and coconut substrate so I was wondering how to introduce it without upsetting the crabs. (It’s 40 gallons with 3 crabs)

My hermies get fresh and dried food every day, but still they eat nothing but the moss used for humidity purposes. What can I do to entice them to eat? I want them to survive their molts. Im new to hermies, but they’ve been with me for a couple months now. Also is previously frozen food safe for the...

Thank you I feel a little better. If one did pass, I hope they had an enriching last leg of life. Pet store enclosures make me sad, and they were feeding them the processed stuffs. They were bright and silly and chirpy when I first introduced them to their environment. Hopefully they are just moltin...

They were recently bought and I was in the middle of the Post Purchase stress method when both stopped moving one buried and one flopped on the floor both separated because I witnessed a fight. The substrate is 2 in deep and it’s play sand and coco fiber I have a temp and humidity gauge. It’s at 75°...