HCA: Hermit Crab Association

she didnt burrow , she just constabntly stayed in a shelter , i dot have any other crabs i just saw the molt when looing in the shelter to see if she had burrowed yet

UPDATE : SHE SHED HER EXOSKELETON YAY!!!!

Its not solid btu i was going to start implementing plastic wrap after seeing more posts , and today i moved her to A temporary tank ( for a few hours ) cause your reccomened to switch it out , she is currently in a humidified tank and today i am getting some play sand and making a thicker substrait...

Thank you so much for that info! Will definatley switch out the substrait and was thinking abotu buying an auto tank sprayer so it can be wettened when nobody is home ( Very often in my house)

the substrate is always kept deep enough for her to fully cover herself and bury herself , and it kept at all times above 70 humidity . i think now looking at more posts on this site the issupe might me when i dig her up i didnt know crabs bury themselves to molt so i have been digging her up to get...

I've had this purple pincer crab since October 10th last year she is relatively small almost tiny but not too tiny like a baby Should she have molted yet? how long should she be going before switching shells again? :oops: :cry: :anon: :crabblush: :covereyes: :hail: :headshake: :crybaby: :( :-? ( she...

Im shopping for a new tank as my current 5.5 one is too small ( Yes im aware its very small its all i could afford on my budget at the time ) But ive been looking not only to upgrade my take with new items but also get more crabs! but my tank is too small to have more than one crab in it safely. So ...