HCA: Hermit Crab Association

well i had all EE to begin with, hen i started crabbing about a year ago now i just recently changed by substrate to 5:1 they all hate it. every single one of them. i have 5 crabs, and they all are staying in the shell shop day and night. Not a single one has dug down and if they need water or food ...

wow thats crazy!
they definitely do look like different crabs

haha every time i saw her antennae moving i felt like she was laughing

AHHHHH IT LOOKS SO AWESOME WITH THE FLOWERS ALL IN
can i live in there

ps have you thought about what you're going to do if/when you move?

Thanks. I managed to get a few rows done earlier. Hemp is not easy to knit. :| I'll keep pushing through though. I want it to hang across the back wall of my 'tat so I have quite a ways to go! :D it sure isn't! my net is full of holes because of dropped stitches that i couldn't keep a hold of but m...

ooo :hlol: :hlol: :hlol: those are small pots where my ferns and other plants will be placed in- I got two large caves on the right hand side for them so that's where they will be lol. so all those little pot looking pieces are going to be plants~ oooooohohhhhhhh ok! i was thinking those were all g...

hi tlivs~ I have two caves for them. one that you see in front of the tank, and one in right hand corner(not done yet though). I took these hidey pic just for you :) are the things that look like terra cotta pots not going to be hideys? or are they there temporarily just for structure or something?...

wow with all those built in hideys you'll never see your crabs!
this is incredible and i am impressed you figured out a plan to do this
i dont think i would have ever thought of most things you are doing

those crabs are going to think they have been let back into the wild

wow this is going to look so nice! the lfs by by is dedicated to salt water fish and they have tons of aquariums set up all decorated for me to steal ideas from, and there is a couple for reptiles and they look great, they remind me of the picture you posted! you're so lucky you have the space to do...

i have plexi glass covering my entire lid, with a square space for ventilation i dont have a mister, nor do i have the room to put one in right now, as i am keeping my crabitat on the telephone cubby.. there is not enough room for it ETA: i just looked them up and i see they're are quite small, so i...

aquav, Hi and thanks for your question its a good one. One of the biggest misunderstandings about EE is that it is soil. EE is compost. No were on earth would there be that much co co nut fiber without mixed in leaves, sand, and other substrate. Your right some crabs need different soils but the on...

i dont think people are bent about it i just think people may be weary about the whole thing, which is actually good no one is criticizing him (i dont think, but i cant speak for anyone but myself) they just want to know more and get more facts before accepting it if everyone just heard of a new spe...

Karbon wrote:The fuzz. The sprouts are chia I threw them in for laughs looks kinda neat but my crabs don't seem to want to eat them

hahah k i was like that looks nothing like mold...
lol woops

haha i found that too when i first started crabbing to get ideas for my tank and loved it! although she doesnt have the right sand or deep enough sand... when i got plexiglass for the top of my tank, the hardware store said they wouldnt cut it anyways so i brought it home and did it myself take a me...