HCA: Hermit Crab Association

They are! My poor babies are in a small 25g. Breaks my heart

Willing to meet up in Nj, Brooklyn, Staten Island.

4 cute crababies need a better home than i can provide now status post divorce.


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https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20200102/d6364acd7271648c854df23ad65a8bb3.jpg Yeh I have not idea if my pic uploaded. LOL But search Topper Limit - i have the pic in there. I used weather stripping between the top and bottom to retain moisture and prevent little claws from reaching out into the "wi...

After a molt - yes but just randomly between? It’s very pretty but I’d hate to think something’s wrong while I admire lol


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I noticed this week that 2 of my PPs are turning red/orange at their tips and joints. It’s a drastic difference from their normal dark brown tone. I added Hermies color booster for 3 weeks or so but I didn’t think it would change anything - just brighten. I also added their pools which is in the fir...

Silicone doesn't stick to silicone. If you did 3 thick lines, I hope it was 3 lines before they were cured. Also, the curing time is significantly longer. Silicone cures by reacting to moisture in the air, so the silicone in the middle will take a long time to be able to cure fully. Sent from my Pi...

aussieJJDude wrote:Plexi can leak, as it doesn't bond well aith silicone. So keep an eye on it!

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Yeh I know [emoji30] - I tested each side for 48 hrs. And I put 3 thick layers of silicone. Fingers crossed.



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This topic just gave me another idea maybe I can implement one day. Completely remove my pools from my 55 and buy two 10 gal or larger aquariums (one salt one fresh) and set them up beside the 55 giving them a ladder or ramp to crawl from one tank to the other which would also require some sort of ...

Joe, I agree. And this is coming from someone who wasted TONS of money and ended up upgrading 3 times. I wouldn’t play games with the heater. The thermostat will only help with the inside temp regulation. It won’t stop if the acrylic under the mat starts to melt if the tank is still cool enough to n...

I swapped out my zoomed for reptile basics. HUGE DIFFERENCE. Plus you can SAFELY insulate it.

Zoo med UTH are useless - so sorry I wasted money at first


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Me too - can’t believe how the glass lids came out. So hard to perfect.... love it.


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I use a small sifter. No rollies for me. Any critter other than crabs definitely freak me out. Once a month I’ll scoop the top layer (with hands so I don’t disrupt any tunnels) and place in sifter/net so excess poopies are caught while fluffing the surface. I think of it as controlling excess waste ...

Scarlet!!!! How awesome of you!!! Yes diagrams are very helpful - also I was looking at your earlier pics which were an earlier stage. The egg crate around the main tank - I reread your post and I didn’t see how it’s secured. Just sub holding in place down to bottom or did you silicone the corners i...

Yep. The UTH is on the rear wall. The egg crate adds a little buffer between the glass and Coco fiber. We haven't had any issues with heating that tank. Sent from my Pixel 2 using Tapatalk Thanks for confirming! So using this when I add/revamp/add again [emoji57] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

It has been holding up great so far! We did have the tank retired for a few months or two then got more crabs for it. I'm not sure what brand of Coco fiber we actually used though. We haven't seen any mold form and so far no crabs have shredded it. We did use a lot of zip ties to secure it in place...