HCA: Hermit Crab Association

So, I have/had an automatic ZooMed reptile mister. It was really nice and perfect at keeping my 5-gallon tank humid (before you yell at me, I know 5 gallons is probably too small, but I'm low on desk space). Only thing is that just last week it just stopped working, and I've only had it since late J...

So, my purple pincher Triton molted just two days ago. He's on the mend now and is back to his normal hungry, chipper self, but I've recently been faced with a dilemma. So, between the four hermit crabs I've had, I've had four moltings, and you'd think that someone who has witnessed that a few times...

So, for some background, my Australian Nereus brutally murdered my Ecuadorian Phorcys by picking him apart after the latter had just molted and switched shells. Don't know why, stress? A dominance thing? Not really sure. Anyway, today I got a new crab, a purple pincher I named Keto. She's mostly bee...

Hey there, new to hermit crabs (since Apr. 2024)! So, I've seen enough search results to last me a lifetime about how to keep humidity up: Moss (✔️), soil mixed into the sand (✔️), misting (✔️), I even have a system where I have a few paper towels that I often run under warm tap water and without wr...