HCA: Hermit Crab Association

He's still down there, since July 31st. I sometimes hear him bump the glass down there but no sign of coming up yet.

I could potentially take one small or medium size crab - what species are the Lilacs (Coenobita lila presumably)? My tank setup is here: https://hermitcrabassociation.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=128153 Humidity ranges from 74-78%, temperature from 76-79 degrees depending on location in the tank a...

Well, he's been under the sand for a week and a half. No evidence of him coming to the surface at night this time, though I have heard him bump around a bit down there. Hoping he'll get through what I assume is molting.

I could potentially take in one of the medium/small crabs (PP?) in Sterling, VA. No room for more, unfortunately.

Here's my mostly complete plan for the crabitat after pulling the divider out of the sand and putting in a few more decorations to increase cover. I'm trying to make the crab feel safer by breaking lines of sight and increasing overhead cover to promote more activity. The next step is figuring out a...

Yeah I'll probably dig the divider up today or tomorrow. I originally figured it would be good for him to molt after moving into the permanent tank where I could maintain good parameters and leave him alone for a few months. I'm probably still doing the UTH upgrade because I figure when the house te...

I'm a long time fishkeeper whose wife and 6 year old brought a medium sized hermit crab home 2 weeks ago. Long story short my kid loves crabs and my wife dropped it and felt super bad about it. I like to keep animals alive and fortunately already had some idea of the requirements from previous consi...