HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Sand substrate made with SILICA SAND (not reptile sand!) and premixed with cocofiber and sea salt: http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/p ... 1&cmpid=sc

"Color enhancing" foods that are all natural:
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/p ... 0&cmpid=sc

And even a hand feeding kit with instant powder treat:
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/p ... atid=28747

The other commercial foods are still commercial, but they don't contain the big baddies Ethoxyquin and copper sulfate.

I haven't seen the these things in stores yet, but Drs. Foster and Smith has them online. I tried looking at Fluker's site for more info but it hasn't even been updated for the new stuff yet.

Really excited to see major companies taking a step in the right direction!

Great find, wodesorel! That sand mix sounds like something I could use to add to my EE substrate -- my arthritic self can handle 6lb bags but not 50lb bags of playsand. It's also on sale through Thursday (yea!) but out of stock until 12/22 (sigh).

Nice! I had seen the color enhancing foods at Concord Pets recently. It's good to see them heading in the right direction.

OMG, now this needs to be brought to attention in australia! It so good to see one company going in the right direction - plus imagine all the money they will make now!
One very happy aussieJJDude reporting live!

If those "color enhancing" foods are 100% safe I might have to give it a shot! This is such exciting news!! I hope more companies follow this example

gotta-crab-em-all wrote:If those "color enhancing" foods are 100% safe I might have to give it a shot! This is such exciting news!! I hope more companies follow this example

Here's the ingredients from the website.

Feeding Directions
Place approximately 1 tablespoon per crab in your crab's feeding dish. Remove and discard all uneaten food after 48 hours. This is only a supplement for your crab. Make sure you offer a quality high-protein diet to your crabs daily. Once opened, store in a dry, cool place.
Red Ingredients:
Dried watermelon, dried red bell pepper, dried carrot, dried strawberry, dried orange bell pepper.

Purple Ingredients:
Dried blueberries, dried purple grapes, dried eggplant, dried cherries.

wow awesome!