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- Thu Mar 28, 2024 10:13 pm
- Forum: Water
- Topic: Cycling pools and testing
- Replies: 2
- Views: 34
Re: Cycling pools and testing
If everything is at zero it sounds like your tanks haven't actually had a chance to cycle yet. Cycling involves waste (ammonia) being digested and turned into nitrites, which in turn is digested and turned into relatively harmless nitrates. The bacteria that do this digesting have to have a food sou...
- Thu Mar 28, 2024 10:00 pm
- Forum: New Crabs and New Crab Owners
- Topic: Can anyone tell the species?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 56
Re: Can anyone tell the species?
Yes, I'd say these are rugosus as well.
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 4:17 pm
- Forum: Crabitat Conditions
- Topic: Recommended hides
- Replies: 3
- Views: 149
Re: Recommended hides
I like coconut huts, a $3 fresh coconut from Walmart nets two huts and enough coconut to freeze for a year. My crabs really like cork bark tubes for hiding and eating, depending on where you buy from they usually aren't too expensive, especially shops that charge by the pound because they're super l...
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 7:34 am
- Forum: Crab & Care Questions
- Topic: Hermie legs fell off???
- Replies: 4
- Views: 179
Re: Hermie legs fell off???
If the substrate has been moistened to where it holds shape without dripping water (playsand and/or cocofiber, not sand sold for hermit crabs) and the lid has been covered over with plastic of some sort, then humidity should be high enough to be safe. It's not a guarantee, but it will generally hold...
- Fri Mar 22, 2024 6:04 am
- Forum: Crab & Care Questions
- Topic: White patch on Herbie crab (PP)
- Replies: 8
- Views: 222
Re: White patch on Herbie crab (PP)
Is the discoloration where the edge of his shell rests when he's either pulled in tight or in a normal resting position? The coloration of their exoskeleton is on the very outside, so they can scrape themselves just enough to where the more inner white part is exposed.
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 10:37 pm
- Forum: Crabs Needing a Home
- Topic: Rehoming of hermit crabs - Boston
- Replies: 2
- Views: 141
Re: Rehoming of hermit crabs
A general location would be good so people know if they're local to you, just in case your area code doesn't match where are!
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 7:10 am
- Forum: Crab & Care Questions
- Topic: Help! Species ID needed
- Replies: 3
- Views: 112
Re: Help! Species ID needed
They're more equatorial, so temp and humidity steady at 80/80% is a good idea - whereas purple pinchers can handle more extremes and swings. They won't have as long of a lifespan in captivity either though there's been no clear understanding as to why that happens with "exotic" species. Lilas were v...
- Wed Mar 20, 2024 3:38 pm
- Forum: Crab & Care Questions
- Topic: Help! Species ID needed
- Replies: 3
- Views: 112
Re: Help! Species ID needed
Definately not purple pinchers. My gut instinct is Lila. That you got them randomly and for the same price as PPs would be extremely surprising. It would be more likely that they'd be either Ruggies (but that's a huge crab) or Violas (but the eyes don't quite match), so I do doubt it's either of tho...
- Thu Mar 14, 2024 4:54 am
- Forum: Crab & Care Questions
- Topic: UTH
- Replies: 5
- Views: 132
Re: UTH
I have the cork tile background in my crested geckos Skyscraper with a UTH on the back myself. Now, his tank doesn't have to be kept super warm, I think I have the thermostat set to 72, but the room the tank is in hits 50 in the middle of winter so that's still 20 degrees of heating. I don't have ex...
- Wed Mar 13, 2024 8:05 pm
- Forum: Crab & Care Questions
- Topic: UTH
- Replies: 5
- Views: 132
Re: UTH
Where is the thermostat probe? It should be inside the tank where the crabs are, and set to where you want the tank (80 degrees or whatever) in order to control the amount of heat being produced. UTH will always have run hot in order to warm the entire space in front of it. They may get up to 130 on...
- Wed Mar 13, 2024 7:24 am
- Forum: Crab & Care Questions
- Topic: New Adoption Issues
- Replies: 9
- Views: 210
Re: New Adoption Issues
Is your substrate moistened enough so that it holds shape when squeezed, but doesn't drip? 35% is insanely low even with a ventilated lid, thats like normal house humidity without anything damp being nearby. If your substrate is moist, then I strongly suggest calibrating your humidity gauge because ...
- Sun Mar 10, 2024 10:23 pm
- Forum: Crab & Care Questions
- Topic: Partially Blind Hermit Crab? Maybe neurological?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 150
Re: Partially Blind Hermit Crab? Maybe neurological?
This kind of behavior can have a few different causes but none of them can be treated for or even ruled in/out because of the limitations in examining a hermit crab. Neuro/clumsy behavior can come about from nutritional imbalances, chemical exposure, physical injuries, organ failure, even hormonal i...
- Sun Mar 10, 2024 10:19 pm
- Forum: Breeding
- Topic: 2 Female Purple Pinchers - Breeding
- Replies: 2
- Views: 263
Re: 2 Female Purple Pinchers - Breeding
I only had mating behavior once I had very large males. All my eggladen females have been mediums or older. Females do not need a male present to produce eggs, but the eggs will be unfertilized..
- Tue Mar 05, 2024 10:23 pm
- Forum: Crabs Needing a Home
- Topic: Need to Rehome, Haddonfield, NJ
- Replies: 2
- Views: 175
Re: Need to Rehome
Please give at least a general location so local adopters can find you!
- Mon Mar 04, 2024 3:48 am
- Forum: New Crabs and New Crab Owners
- Topic: Help determine the type of crab
- Replies: 4
- Views: 326
Re: Help determine the type of crab
I would say that's C. rugosus.
C. compressus can look really similar at that size - and are usually found in intact nerites like that - but their coloration tends to be intensely strong blues or greens.
C. compressus can look really similar at that size - and are usually found in intact nerites like that - but their coloration tends to be intensely strong blues or greens.