HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Yes, I placed an order a week ago or so. It hasn't shipped yet but I'm excited to receive it when it comes. I ordered 12 or so items.


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Yeah, I wish there was a Canadian source for the good heat mats!! Me too! Also, I wish there were more Canadian Etsy shops and shipping from the US from Etsy wasn't so much! My husband and I were in Buffalo on the weekend and we stopped at a PetSmart to see if we could find something. Only Zoo-med ...

Okay, I ordered the ultratherm from Bean Farm. They are able to ship here to my address. It costs just as much to ship here as the mat [emoji3061].




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I'm still learning here but I thought insulating those type of heat mats is a fire hazard since they are already insulated? Just want to make sure this is safe for you! These ones I thought are fine? The stick-on-ones like Zoo-med are the ones that can't be insulated? Question about temperature. I ...

This is the basic setup before I put the water pools, moss, leaf litter and all the shells. I think I'll put the moss and leaf litter in and see how the temperature and humidity do before putting any crabs in. My son loves Sponge Bob! The sand is also the deepest at the back. But averages 5.5 inches...

If it’s plastic or treated with a resin the hot water can damage it, in which case a rinse or a simple hand wash with dish soap will suffice to clean it Fully organic (real coconut, wood, etc.) can be boiled. A boil or soak in saltwater can help reduce mold growth (kosher cooking salt is fine, no n...

I’m not super familiar with those but I’ve seen other people use seedling mats without reporting issues Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Okay, thank you! I will set it up for a while before adding the crabs. Two are underground now so I'll let it get to a good temp and watch to see how the heat p...

Good morning, My husband let me get a new tank (yay!) although I just upgraded to a 20-gallon long. I've been searching for the UTH that seems to be the most recommended here “Ultratherm” but can't find one that will ship to me here in Canada at my address. I ordered this two-pack from Amazon. It ha...

There is a hermit crab content creator I follow on TikTok (janieleigh11 is her username) who has made a Chia garden in a little terracotta pot for her crabs. Check it out on her page. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Just to note, she did use the eco-earth coconut fibre to plant the chia seeds in...

I know it's not made to be food safe, but I figure the bust or whatever should be just about as safe as any other terra cotta pot and if need be you could use different chia seeds for safety. :rr: what do you think? also i just noticed this emoji :smt117 There is a hermit crab content creator I fol...

All that food is fine to offer. Going from whitish to dark sounds like a good thing (usually gaining color is positive) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk He looks so good today! He changed his shell and his legs look much darker since yesterday! Thank you so much for the reply!! I put in some popc...

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20240221/62515424984564db4ad77cd46a69b124.jpg This is our new guy. He came out to eat again once I changed things over. You can see he is still very pale but starting to get some colour back I think?!?! Or, do you think he looks ok? I feel like when we got him he wa...

Your tank looks great! There is no such thing as 'too humid' - things may be more apt to mold, but you can just remove the fuzzy mold, it isn't harmful to crabs. Be sure that you are feeding a varied diet, that includes protein and calcium daily. If you have crabs underground, just let them be. The...

Your tank looks great! There is no such thing as 'too humid' - things may be more apt to mold, but you can just remove the fuzzy mold, it isn't harmful to crabs. Be sure that you are feeding a varied diet, that includes protein and calcium daily. If you have crabs underground, just let them be. The...

JoeHermits wrote:Flower sprouts should be fine


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Great to know! Thank you so much for the reply!


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