HCA: Hermit Crab Association

I posted a "want add" on craigslist for a hermit crab, and today someone finally wrote back. he said he found a hermie in a painted shell and does not know how to take care of it, he is about the size of a gold ball. in my tank i do not currently have space for him but I am trying to upgrade. So my ...

hmm my crabbies like to climb but they climb now in my 10 gallon on the coco fiber background up to the lid of the cage. i think im going to go with the long b/c i had a 2nd level in my 10 gallon and they never used it +/ is the long the same height as a 10 gallon?

I found a 20 gallon high tank & a 20 gallon long tank for the same price! what will be better for the crabs?

so I thought adding the needed humidity was going to be easy, now i have mold & mites HELP! what can mold cause to the crabitat? can ithurt the crabs? I want to deep clean but I have a molter or 2 :/ what can I do to prevent mold/mites? & what is mold/mites most likely to be found on?

sounds interesting! lol i'll buy some this week. thanks

okay even the one that looks reallly bright green? i'm pretty sure its dyed

today I went to petsmart & i had a coupon for any "Fluker's" product, so I wanted moss. But there moss looked too green & i thought it could be dyed. So what moss is good? I can't find any other brands =/ thanks every1

so i have a 10gallon with a wire hole-y (lol) lid. i could never keep the humidity in and my EE is always dry on top! so today i decided to use cling wrap on top and tape it to the lid and poke a few holes in it. within 5 minutes my humidity is at 79! yaaay cling wrap! lol just wanted to let other c...

cool thanks every1. i was thinking about gravel but i use a colored gravel for my fishies, and the paint chips off alll the time! mabye cuz it was cheap lol

i was thinking about using some Tupperware so they can actually swim, instead of my shallow water dishes. what can i put in the bottom of them to make sure they don't drown?

hey haven't posted in a while.. been really busy with school. but anyways :) right now I am using a large shell to put their food on, but this gets the EE in it and makes me have to change the food frequently. any1 have any ideas? i don't mind having to buy it, i have tried a lid before and it didn'...

thanks limeslide lol

thanks for the info tremors and to the people who think i "bumped" the topic.. i didn't know it was illegal to ask a question.. and the topic was at the top of the page before i posted..

whats bump?

what do roly polies? look like? i would never put them in the tank because i'm scared of bugs especially live ones lol.. just curious of how they look