HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Hey all,

My fiance and I just got back from a week long vacation in Antigua. While I was there, I was on the constant lookout for Purple Pinchers in the hopes of getting to observe them in their natural habitat. Here are some pics of the tiny crabs I saw and the habitat where I found them:













I also saw some big old crabs on another island, but I had to take a boat and then swim to that island, so unfortunately I didn't have a camera. The old crabs were all in Magpie shells which were battered and broken. I felt really bad for them because there was no availability of good shells. I really wish I had brought some nice turbos to give them.

That's amazing! I just got back from PetCo to get some cat litter and food, and barely got out of there without geting poor PPs in the cage that always reads'dessert', 30% humidity. looking at your photos you brought back from beautiful lsland vacation..... i feel bad for those critters..... I've heard that a lot of hermit crabs in the wild do not have enough empty seashells due to human harvesting them to sell for profit, and a lot of them will have to resort to shell fighting...
Sigh..