HCA: Hermit Crab Association

it was an off white when purchased, and when i took it out of the tank it gradually stopped smelling, so i thought it was the humidity or smth, as long as its not coming back to life lol

i was wondering if it would be safe to bring my hermit crabs out onto the driveway to crawl around and explore new places, but was not sure if it was safe for the hermies. it has been in the 80-90s where i live, and im not sure if that is too hot, given we keep the temp 75 indoors and it might be a ...

sounds like you are doing ok, with a few changes to what curlysister suggested, and dont move them against their will or dig them up if buried, unless dead or emergency,(babterial bloom or flood) but dont be too hard on yourself, pet stores can doalot to hermit crabs thaatcant change and can cause d...

i keep little ecysystems in my room, and they include plants, pillbugs, spiders, ect. and i kinda killed a ecosystem during vacation lol and now i have a bunch of dead pillbugs- can i feed them to my hermit crabs? the ecosystem was not treated with chemicals in any way since i made itabout three mon...

i got this cactus from kroger like a year ago, and its one of those ones with like a red top, and green stem in the shape of a three pointed star, i was wondering if i could cut of a side of the cactus and feed it to my hermit crabs, but i was not sure if it was safe, and if i should take off the th...

that tank is awesome! my only concern would be if the hermit crabs cannot dig under the coconut fiber without it collapsing,(forgive me if im wrong, i alwase mix my coco fiber with sand so idk how it is alone) so i would probably mix some sand in or have a section of just sand. otherwise, i love you...

i think she is doing better now, sorry for late reply but thanks for your info

when introducing your crabbies, make sure you have plenty extra shells and space- dunking both crabs in the same water will get them to smell like each other, so they will be less aggressive(from what i have heard) i would introduce them slowly, and watch them when they are together for awhile, make...

just a question, is your hermit crab tank properly equipped with enough sand, humidity, right temp, ect.,, if not, the hermit crabs may be less active

sound like you have it all good though from what im hearing, they should become more familiar will you soon.

a while ago she got her shell stolen, but i am not aware of any bullies because the only crab larger than him is buried somewhere under the sand- the rest of my crabs have been acting normal.'

is she sick?

alright! that sound great.

also, the hermit crab caresheet has lots of info on the temp and humidity, i would also liketo add that heading matts can dry out the sand, but a quick mist will fix that

a good temp would be 73+ i think, as long as its not too hot( idk the max) humidity should probably be brought up a touch, as 80% is the bare minimum- misting the tank will help. for the heating pas, putting it at one wall corner of the outer wall of the tank will give your hermit crab the choice of...

one of my hermit crabs has been very inactive in the tank lately, and i am getting worried. he is very active outside of the tank when i take him outside to play, and will eat, but just sits in one corner of the tank- along the back wall, legs foreward, so not in nor out of his shell. I have also no...

i use a playsand- i do not live in/near sinapor, but if you have a home depot their is large bags that are safe for hermies, but you could also order some off of amazon https://www.acehardware.com/departments/building-supplies/concrete-cement-and-masonry/sand-and-gravel/58173?store=11161&gad_source=...

one of my heermit crabs, august, will only sit in one corner of the tank-when i move him- next think i know- he is right back over in that corner. he just olted and changed shells- but i dont think that has anything to do with this. is he looking at her reflection? is she depressed? im confused lol...