HCA: Hermit Crab Association

How did Xenocrab do the leaf pot? Do you have an etsy store ? Or a way to order online? I wish I could, but I know that I will not be able to go to Crab Con. We have an Etsy store partially set up. The basics are done but nothing listed. After Crab Con we are planning to list what we didn't sell at...

What size tank do you have?
Two 29's, 55, 65, 75

How many crabs are in it?
40ish total crabs

What size are they?
Raspberry to baseball size

What species are they?
30ish Purple Pinches, 5 Strawberries, 4 Ecuadorians

Welcome to the HCA! Here is a basic guide Fleabag made for how to set up the UTH and insulating. There are a few different options for insulation too. Reflectix it the easiest option. It's similar to an aluminum bubble wrap.

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Welcome to the HCA. Joe covered all the bases with substrate and number of crabs. I want to refer you to our caresheets. They are a great "crash course" for tons of general hermit crab information! http://www.hermitcrabassociation.com/phpBB/viewforum.php?f=120 Also the link in my signature has a ton...

Here's the thread from when my straws had zoea last year. I made makeshift set up I put together in a hurry. It was a 10 gallon aquarium with several inches of dechlorinated fresh water and a heater. The zoea were siphoned into glass canning jars with air stones and control valves. The zoea managed...

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Thu Mar 26, 2020 1:10 pm

The measurements make it a standard 40 gallon.

I don't know why those online calculators are always off! Unless I just always seem to find the bad ones. You are the queen when it comes to judging tank sizes from pictures without and dimensions!

Using a tank calculator that comes out to to 47.6 gallons. I actually prefer the extra width rather than length for decorating. Our 65 is similar in size, only taller. It is always a pain to clean tanks, but if it comes with the stand and the lid you save yourself around $200! I like to sketch my ta...

Awesome! I'm glad our advice help you and your crabs. Keeping hermit crabs is a lot to figure out at first to get their basic needs in order. Then it's a completely different set of rules if there is an issue. I still always try to read up and refresh myself with our care guides every few months. Ju...

Awesome! Egg crate is a game changer with crabitats! It gives you so many options.

Where do you get that blue climbing mesh stuff on the side of your tank? What’s it called so I can google it and thanks! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk It's called crafting mesh or plastic canvas. It's found in arts and craft stores, sometimes at Wal Mart too. I did a good bit of searching onli...

I would probably just keep it. If you are trying to keep 80% humidity you just need to remember to add 5 for 85%. If it drops below 80% you know your humidity is low. For a while I was paranoid with humidity after a Zoo Med gauge stopped working. Our substrate got too dry and I dried out a molting c...

I use Ultratherms from Reptile Basics. They have the best prices that I have found. https://www.reptilebasics.com/ultratherm-heat-pads This is the thermostat we use on all five of our tanks. We have been using these for probably two years with no issues. https://www.amazon.com/iPower-40-108-Degrees-...

Once you get to the 24 hour point I would just figure out the difference between the two readings and adjust your humidity from there. Kim it sounds like you will need to figure out the humidity variance on your gauge then the difference on your fogger and adjust to your gauge. I would still be very...

I believe the 5-6 hours is a minimum time to properly calibrate. Waiting longer shouldn't change anything. Be sure the sealed area isn't too big for the amount of moist salt you are using. Try and make the sealed area as small as possible. If you can't do that add more salt for the sealed area to ma...