r/LandHermitCrabs

Hiding under rotting logs. And quite far from water!

Newer hermit crab owner here. We've owned hermit crabs for about 3 months and sadly have lost two of our babies within the last month. Both were found out of their shells. One i found alive and tried to do the protocol for but he wouldn't re enter and the other I didn't catch in time because he was under the wheel and I couldnt see him :( its a 55 gal tank and stays at 89% humidity (its 79% in the pic because I had to move some stuff around in the tank to find and remove the dead crab) and ranges 77° F to 80° F for temp. Substrate is 7 in deep. The top of sand is dry but just under it is damp. Crabs do not come out very often. i have 2 who are sometimes active at night but most of them i rarely see. I always provide fresh food lots of protein, veggies, fruits, oils, etc. There are 4 small crabs in the tank currently. 2 under the sand and 2 above ground. No idea what the issue is but I dont want to lose more babies. please help! Not looking to get attacked I'm new to this and trying to make things better. Thank you!

Roommate's tween brought home a small hermie from the Jersey Shore and returns to overseas where she lives in 10 days. I already have a cat, roomie works 80hrs a week so new home needed. I set him up temporarily in the cage (ugh) that he came with, inside a plastic jug with water below the cage and air holes. He has a preference for honey and banana, eggs and hasn't been super interested in the tilapia as far as I can tell. Ditto the raspberries. Will have marine salt by tomr plus some additional shells. He/she currently at 11201 Downtown Brooklyn.

She's loves her oats

Released after photography.
I found it chilling on some rocks in the open. I’m surprised they withstand the heat.

I’ve seen baby captives but baby wilds are quite a rare personal find!

12pm, about 32°C (90°F)

Hello,

I just purchased a crab from a boardwalk in a painted shell in hopes of helping it. I immediately got it into a safe habitat not the novelty "condos" that come with purchase. I also immediately gave it multiple shell options and once it left its painted shell, immediately removed the shell from the habitat into the trash. Since I am a new parent of a crab who I am assuming is adult due to large size, I would love some advice and product recommendations!

Here is a list of the supplies I own:

-Hideout with 2 food bowls

-4 water and food dishes

-Hermit crab climbing wall toy

-Mossy crab climbing toy

-Natural coconut fiber substrate

-Thermometer and humidity gauge

-Hermit crab enclosure terrarium

-Terrarium

-Hermit crab sand substrate mixed with coconut fiber

-11 extra shells

-Hermit crab soil

-Hermit crab pellets

-Saltwater conditioner

-Freshwater conditioner

-Dried mealworms

-Ready-to-use sea salt water

It doesn’t fit him/her well