HCA: Hermit Crab Association

I love your set up! I have been wanting to use totes for awhile now but I read they leak fumes from pvc they use to harden plastics. Have you noticed any kind of smell? I’m getting older and just can’t handle those heavy ...

Totes are just fine to use long term! Here's the link to the tutorial someone did: https://www.hermitcrabassociation.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=39&t=94562 ... and I think this is much more of a matter of opinion. I have sensitive people say the plastic could warp from the heat over time, it could become ...

... ppl doing that) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk IMO, clear storage totes can be great temporary tanks or isolation tanks, but they are not good long term. I personally would worry about the plastic melting/warping overtime. I never personally have done this, but I've heard ...

@iamsam. You have to use food grade, bps free totes which Sterlite brand are. The heat pads, I use Ultratherm from Reptile Basics, do not get hot enough to melt the plastic and will warm the inside of the tote. If your temperature gauge says it’s not warm ...

The fumes from plastic while it is being melted or overheated are extremely dangerous to everything including humans. It should really be stressed that there are inherent risks to modifying totes and care should be taken to avoid these fumes and to do things outside, etc. However, ...

I really want to use totes to give my 6 guys more room, but I keep reading where the fumes are toxic to our ... and they said totes are fine to use. I’ve also read where you can get food grade plastic totes that don’t emit those fumes. I’m disabled and can no longer lift those heavy ...

... be more concerned about their food and water being stored and served in plastic, as that is direct contact and is being consumed. Honestly, plastics ... what exposure you're comfortable with. I would stick with food safe totes if really worried, though. All Sterilites are, which means leachable ...

Hello! I’ve heard that plastic totes shouldn't be used long term because with the heat, chemicals like PVC and BPA can leak out. I just wanted to get some clarification on what you think of this?

... to measure the temp and humidity inside the tank. Many people have used plastic totes with good success, as long as you have good humidity/ temp, and appropriate depth of ...

I know that people have successfully kept crabs in plastic totes before. You really do need a reliable heat source that isn't going to melt your tote and/or ...

... a glass terrarium is always better for several reasons. Many people use plastic totes. Not sure what your 'several reasons' are, but there are pros and cons to any enclosure. ...

... I “crack” my lid the lower my humidity will be. As far as fumes from plastic. I’d be wary of any plastic fumes from hot plastic. Others have used totes so I’m not sure how they heated them or provided light. I think someone had a clearish ...

... want it in the tank with the crabs. There have been crabbers who used plastic totes in place of glass tanks. They have less viewability for crab-viewing but are generally ...

... you can set up a new tank for them in the meantime, and many people use totes because it may be cheaper, heat and humidity, depth of substrate, sandcastle ... healthy and weren't too stressed from so many changes. The lid is half plastic half "mesh" but I have been keeping an older shirt over just ...

... vittatus), of varying sizes. They survived 3 days in her RV in plastic totes with beach sand, and ocean water. Long story short, here, is that I have no idea what ...