HCA: Hermit Crab Association

It's been nearly 4 months.

Update video: https://youtu.be/ei2hf2Ofxvg

Current photo:

I also would like to know how your plants fared this far. My crabs destroyed everything I put in the tank Sent from my SM-N975U using Tapatalk I'll do an update video within the next few weeks. I have switched out some plants and others have been destroyed and replaced. The adansonii was way too de...

WOW!!! This is so BEAUTIFUL!!! I love it!!! I love all of your live plants too!! I also have a green thumb, but not brave enough to put beloved plants in with my hermies! ;) LOL!!! I know they would DESTROY them! Just out of curiosity, is there a reason why you don't aerate your pools? Thanks. All ...

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Thu Jul 30, 2020 6:23 pm

Inspiring!!!

Thanks!

Maddamay32 wrote: ↑

Thu Jul 30, 2020 2:45 pm

Everything looks beautiful, including your crabs! What a beautiful tank to have in your home [emoji16]

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Thanks! The crabitat is in my home office where I spend most of the day so I get to appreciate it and watch the crabs' antics a lot.

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Thu Jul 30, 2020 8:33 am

It turned out fantastic.

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Thanks!

I think it turned out awesome. I love the plants you have in there! :) Calatheas are such a pain, and hate tap water. Be interesting to sed how they'll turn out in the tank. They so finicky! Thanks! I think there will be a long adjustment period to find out which plants work the best for me and the...

I was able to get the new vivarium set up earlier than anticipated. I love it and so do the crabs! The tank is a 36" x 36" x 18" Exo Terra terrarium. There's 11" of coco fiber substrate with UV bulbs in the hoods and a Reptifogger above. The plants on the substrate are planted in completely enclosed...

I'll soon be dismantling the setup and decor in my crabitat and replacing it with an entirely new vivarium concept. The current setup has served me and the crabs well for almost six years so I took some pictures and video before everything changes. YouTube video tour: https://youtu.be/86LZSSU-lRM ht...

soilentgringa wrote:

AwesomeHermit wrote:And what was her username status here, in HermitCrabAssociation?

What do you mean? I don't remember if they ever were a member here, but I don't believe they were.

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Yes, she was a member here. livehermitcrabs.com was her username.

C_fiesta wrote:I have to know, did you make that "Crab Crossing" sign? I can't find anyone like it!

I bought it on Ebay a long time ago.

Very cool! I like how they are deep but don't take up much room! I see you have the cork bark leading up to them. What is inside for them to grip? I like the look of this! [emoji4] There is a piece of plastic crafting mesh on the ramp inside each dish. I've used different things over the years, but...

GotButterflies wrote:I absolutely love this thread!! I love how clean and uncluttered your crabitat looks! Are the two green containers your pools?

Thanks. Yes, the green containers are the Lock & Lock brand pantry storage bins I use as pools.

I forgot to post a photo after I did my yearly deep clean a few weeks ago. The structure hasn't changed, I just made some repairs and replaced all their plastic plants.

I'm finally getting around to posting some updated photos the crabitat and crabs. The crabitat as of 5/17. The substrate level is a little low, but I'll be doing a deep clean in June so I'm not bothering to top it off right now. http://i63.tinypic.com/30w9udg.jpg Sesame (rug) finally changed out of ...