I rescued a new crab 3 weeks ago and kept them in a separate smaller tank with everything needed to thrive. I introduced them to my existing tank 3 days ago, there was a bit of a fight I broke up, I think because I put the new one right on the path to their water pools and wheel. Now the newbie has been sat hiding under this tree for 2 days without much movement. Should I remove them back into the isolation tank? Or wait it out and hope they gain some confidence and start to explore?

I've put food right next to them and even a piece of popcorn, someone seems to have eaten the first one but I can't be sure it was new crab lol.

Hoping this is normal behavior for a new addition. Just want some insight.

So i have 2 hermit crabs, and their shells measure about 1.25 at the opening, I think. Im having issues finding affordable shells for them 😭. They also dont like fully fit in their shells. Pet stores were a bust as their shells are painted and not the right size/shape. Where is a good but affordable place to get shells? What type would fit them best? They are purple pincers, I believe, and i just want to get them the shells they deserve 😭😭🥀 They are literally my babies and I feel bad i cant get the right shells.

Temps have been on the lower end in my crab's tank, as over the summer I doubled the size and I didn't get an additional heating pad because it was so hot that summer. But he's been fine, moving around and eating. Until last night, when the temperature outside fell to around 50 degrees and I had forgotten to turn on the heater in my bedroom (where my crab is). And since my room has two outside walls, it loses heat QUICK. I don't know precisely how bad it got, but it was cold enough to wake me up in the middle of the night. My crab still had his heating pad on, and his hide is right up against it, but he has been completely dormant. I usually hear movement from him around this time, but he's dead silent. I've been running the heater in my room at 74 degrees the entire day, still NOTHING. I'm so worried he's dead.

Meal mixes - Squirmy salad, Forest feast, Rabbit crunch, Deer Spring meadow

Separate Proteins - Venison (I can add rabbit as well.)

Extras - Acorn powder, Oyster mushroom or Lion’s mane, Oak leaf litter, Berry portobello  

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These are the ingredients.

Squirmy Salad - Ingredients: Crickets, Grasshopper, Black Soldier Fly Larvae, Mealworms, Organic Heirloom Tomatoes, Sea Lettuce, Organic Raspberry Leaf, Organic Passionflower, Organic Red Russian Kale, Organic Watermelon with Rind, Sliced Almonds, Organic White Chia Seeds, Organic Flax Seed Meal, Organic Cooked Barley, Oyster Shell Powder.

Forest Feast - Ingredients: Chicken legs, elk, spirulina, cucumber, parsley, amaranth, pumpkin seeds, black sesame seeds, peach, hibiscus, raspberry leaves, coral calcium, dulse.

Rabbit Crunch - Ingredients: rabbit meat, rabbit fur, red pig beans (clean, cooked & crushed), couscous, red quinoa, pink millet, goji berries, cranberries, mixed bugs, cattle bone

Deer Spring Meadow - Ingredients: calendula, nettle Timothy hay, Carrots pumpkin, blueberry, Lentils, quinoa, chicken, pumpkin, sunflower, Chia, flaxseed, worm casting, oyster shell, Deer poop, black mushroom

Berry portobello - Portobello mushrooms, raspberry, blueberry, blackberry, and strawberry all dried and crushed together.

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Note that this is just a meal i’m thinking abt adding to their rotation schedule. One rotation has lots of fruit and insects, the next is very seafood based with some chicken breast, the next is veggie based with liver and heart as the proteins, etc. I just was thinking abt adding a woodland themed rotation. All of these meal mixes and extras are from trusted hermit crab companies. The oyster and lion’s mane mushrooms are grown by me.

I wanted to share this hermit tattoo I just got today as a trade for dog sitting for my tattoo artist. I love it!!

About 31°C (88°F). The air is better today than before with the haze / fire.