I noticed you had mentioned the Hermit Crab Paradise forum on the comments there. I've no experience with them but I think that's what they checked out (and were calling "bad")? Though there are some small differences in the HCO care guides and ours too.
I only recently joined the HCO to try to keep in touch with those I worked with at the baseball game. I definitely don't agree with
some of their crabbers approach to new members or different methods. Also, sometimes it seems others feel like they can't offer their own advice or experience but instead tag others to answer?? If that's how it is and not me misunderstanding, I find it sad. I've kind of noticed they occasionally panic over misunderstood information too. (for example they had a lot of members cutting off the sisal/rubberwood bridge from their hanging coconuts because one person claimed it was made from Chinese fir - though a quick search clearly shows it is indeed rubberwood - which in turn led to a panic about rubberwood). It's definitely been an experience this last week (two?).
*This is all only my personal opinion based on the very short time I've been a member there*
Let's just say there's a reason the Hermit Crab Association is the only forum (
on any topic - not just crabs) that I've stuck with for so long. People can be cruel and life's too short to deal with it if I don't have to.
From what I understand the Aussie group Wode linked is a great group. And the HCA Facebook group seems to have a decent amount of members chatting too.
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