HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Hi i was wondering if anyone has fed freshwater ramshorn snails to their hermit crabs with no ill effects?
Or anyone has any insight of whether it will be ok feeding them this as a protein meal.

If your substrate is at sandcastle consistency already - you really shouldn't ever have to remoisten it :) Lid should be covered - I personally prefer glass as it helps keep the moisture in - although UVB doesn't go through glass - and straws need UVB (Please make sure you provide this for them). I...

GotButterflies wrote: ↑

Mon Sep 02, 2019 12:30 pm

If you need to dry it out, you could also put a fan on into the tank (as long as no crabs are in it)

Thank you for the info . Crabs arrived before it could dry out so i have left it. Will moisten it with saltwater solution as suggested when it starts to dry.

Ok thank you so much for replying will do that then.

Just want to add im getting the tank ready for 3 strawberries

Hi. Have followed using fine sand and fine coconut fibre substrate. The coconut fibre came abit damp but it has been washed and cleaned (made for reptiles so its safe we get it freshly grounded here). So after mixing it with sand the substrate has already become sand castle consistency. I read that ...