HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Julie and her crabs wrote: ↑

Fri Sep 27, 2024 7:43 pm

Heyy
I got my hermit crabs 3 days ago and I need your help
I have 4 purple pinchers.
I have a few questions and I'd be very thankful if you'l answer them 🥰

My terrarium is about 80cm length × 30cm width × 60cm height (in inches : about 32 length ×12width ×24 height)
Is that enough space for my crabs?
Will I need to upgrade it one day?

That sounds like a 30 gallon and if they are tiny you should be fine for now but make sure your substrate at least 6 inches deep.

One of my crabs doesn't act active... I got him 3 days ago and he hasn't moved since...but I do know that he's alive. He's hanging onto the back "wall" of the tank.
Is he okay? What should I do? Will he die?

Make sure you are feeding them everything they need. You can find lots of things to feed them off this website. And try to keep the right conditions in the tank because even if the humidity is a little off it can really affect the crabs sometimes.
There are also really good stores on etsy (HermitGrub and Naturally Crabby are m favorites)
He could also just be destressing I wouldn't worry about it too much because you just got him but definitely keep an eye on him

Sorry for my bad English btw, it's not my first language

Your English is actually really good!

How warm is the warmest area and the coldest area in your tank? I'm a bit unsure about the temperature zones

If you have your thermometer in the middle of the tank and it reads high 70's to mid 80's (°F) you should be fine.

Also I do have a problem with my humidity , it's often 50%, at night sometimes 75%.
I've tried a lot (spraying water,more wet eco earth, sphagnum moss,...) do you have any tips?

You can put a pool with bubbles by a heating pad that I found can help.
You can also out a towel over the lid of your tank even if it's a glass lid. ( I've had to do this for my tank)
And it would be ideal to keep humidity at 80% or 85%

How big (and how old) are your purple pinchers and how long does it take for them to get big? Mine are very tiny and cute at the moment.

Do your crabs fight? I hope mine won't.

They will only become aggressive of they aren't fed right or if there's not enough protein or resources for them in the tank. So just make sure you have good size pools for them and enough food.

Has cannibalism appeared in your tank? Do I need to be careful with that?

That has never happened with me and they normally won't fight with eachother unless they don't have enough resources to thrive in their tank.

Are your crabs loud at night?

They can be with their shells going on the glassware of the tank but not too obnoxious!

Another question: does mold appear easily ?

It depends.
If you have a certain kind of wood or twine in your tank that can mold sometimes and if you don't replace food or moss then yes it can come easily.

Thanks for reading all of that and I'm looking forward to your answer🥰 I hope somebody will answer fast because I'm worried about my crab that doesn't move..

curlysister wrote:I have had my crab Sonny for 14 years, he is pretty big LOL. Probably close to tennis ball size.
I had my two crabs in a ten gallon for 2 or 3 years, then upgraded to a 20 gallon for 2 or 3 years, then a 45 gallon until earlier this year when I got a 65 gallon.

CrabbyLover77 wrote: ↑

Tue Oct 01, 2024 5:21 am

Did Cher ever resurface?

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curlysister wrote: Aw, thank you for remembering. Sadly, she did not. I found her underground when I upgraded tanks, she was mummified in her shell. I believe she simply ran out of energy, and passed way peacefully - kind of like when a person dies of natural causes in old age because there body is simply tired and they fall asleep and don't wake up again.