HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Day two of no electricity for me. I can't put bottles of heated (thanks to my fireplace) bottles of water. What about filling Rubbermaid containers with the heater water. My fish are chilly too. I am currently heating water for them and will fill some more bottles to heat (prime will be used).

The tank is against an outside wall. Unfortunately that's the only available wall that fit the tank.

I'm about to watch that crab con thing. So excited! I totally wish i could go to those things.

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Yay! Right now I'm removing crunchy substrate from my top layer of substrate (weird sensation when shoveling with my itty bitty crab shovel). I'll take a look after that. https://www.reptilebasics.com/ultratherm-heat-pads/ultratherm-undertank-heater-uth-11-x47/ or 11x35. I like this because it's rem...

Hmmm, I though the same about light needs but then I've since found other information that states UVB is needed for all crabs as well as a red light at night. Im trying to not break the bank but also want to do right by them. I'm considering a UTH for the back of the tank at least with a thermostat....

I definitely can't beef up sides with wood or styrofoam... it sits beside my dining table and I like pretty. lol

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I have one center brace that would allow me to use two pieces of plexiglass. Would it bow as much then? In theory, the sides of the ballasts (long boxes on top of the tank in the pic) would sit on the plexiglass with the light being maybe 1in from the plexiglass. That's why I'm concerned about bowin...

I am trying to redo my crabitat lid.  I have 4 ballasts that came with the tank (purchased through offer up) as well as the stock lid.  I thought of doing plexiglass in 2 rectangles and cutting a hole that allowed 2 of the ballasts to sit on top of so that nothing was between the ballasts and the cr...

I have to find batteries for my temperature gauge. A task for tomorrow. It may not be at 80 right now. I've tried raw chicken in the past but they didn't seem to really care for it so I gave up on that. They did have some oyster shell pieces until yesterday. I've thought about a cuttle bone. I have ...

My temperature/humidity gadget died too...ugh.

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Maybe there's another that's dead somewhere and it's causing infection or bloom? I've never experienced a bloom.

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I forgot to add that the person I adopted the newest hermit crab from told me that she had only had him for 2 or 3 weeks. She said that she had purchased him from a mall.

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1. What kind of substrate is used in your tank and how deep is it? Play sand/coco coir 3:1 ratio moistened with Instant Ocean saltwater mix. 2. Do you have gauges in the tank to measure temperature and humidity? If so, where are they located and what temperature and humidity do they usually read? Up...

I totally forgot we had one of those! Sorry! I wrote really quick so I could start to get help quickly.

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I just had a second hermit crab (deceased and realized due to smell when I opened the tank) drop its shell and die beside it. I don't understand what's happening. I've had this tank sweety up for one year andno issues ever... not even smell. I'm working on things around the house right now so I can ...

I have a worm compost bin. How do I use the end product without introducing extra fauna? I don't have castings ready to go in yet but I should in the next month or two.