HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Will do. I’m currently quarantining my living crab and replacing all the substrate and cleaning everything though.

Thank you. Do you have more recommendations for my enclosure?

In the last three months, three of my hermit crabs have passed away. I found them naked and far away from their shells. By the time I found them, it was too late to try and get them back into a shell. My other crab, who’s about twice the size as the others, is doing perfectly fine. She’s still crawl...

I live in oakwood georgia and I’m interested in adopting them!!

I had one but it stopped working. Do you have any brand recommendations? Also I had a bad experience with plastic wrap in the past and mold growing in the enclosure. Any suggestions you have are welcome

My sand is 4-5 inches deep and I must the tank every day. I also have a heater, and fresh and salt water deep enough for my biggest crab to fully submerge in the water. I got my tank from goodwill though (cleaned it first) so I use a blanket as a lid

Even if my crabs are not moving?

I found three of my four crabs out of their shells and not moving. They were a significant distance away from their shell too. The first one I discovered like this stayed like that for a month now and still hasn’t moved. He looks dead but I can’t tell because he doesn’t smell bad at all. I’ve had a ...

I live in Gainesville and can probably adopt them