HCA: Hermit Crab Association

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Thanks for responding. They are not clinging at all, they run on him as well as inside the shell. They vary in sizes and are all white

Ok :/

I don't know if this should go in emergency or not. But I adopted a new hermit crab a couple of days ago. When I got her I didn't see any mites, and I definitely would have noticed them. Now recently after emerging from sleeping in the moss pit for a few days I notice these bugs on her. But I have s...

Personally I wouldn’t risk it if I were you. Better safe than/(then?) Sorry

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I would recommend getting some more things to climb.

GotButterflies wrote: ↑

Thu Aug 13, 2020 11:44 am

That depends. They should still be smooth, but not silky smooth to our touch, liking. It shouldn't affect how they get around. They lift their shell when they walk.

When I said “move” I meant when the crabs turn the shell around when they want to change shells. Thanks though

Just an fyi, you need to boil the shells in dechlorinated water, not spring water. Yes, I mentioned that they would not be glossy after you boiled them. I said it would take the shiny off. You can put olive oil on them to make them a little glossy again, or you can buy a dremmel and polishing buffe...

Sometimes my crabs like to hang out of their shell and I notice it is because they seem to be cleaning themselves. As soon as they see another crab in sight, they zoom back in for defense. I've also seen a crab lunge at another that was half out of their shell cleaning.

Youre fine. Sorry about the loss of your crab and I was just confused

Cute!

I ended up separating them and the attacker is in a 10 gal. It was very scary, I heard chirping from PPs for the first time. Just seeing a big pincer open a milimeter from a leg got my nerves up

Don’t have much just time what do I do I can’t separate them

Assuming it’s safe but just asking to make sure