HCA: Hermit Crab Association

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It looks beautiful! Instead of a waterfall I put in two deep "pools" for water - one salt water and one fresh. The fresh water pool has a bubbler in it which helps keep the habitat moist throughout the winter months. I dug into the sand and put a plastic Tupperware-type bowl to hold the space, then ...

Mine LOVE fresh mango above all other fruits - even more than apples!

Thanks!

Thanks! I created a salt water and fresh water pool for my clan of hermits! I'm scared that the littlest ones won't be able to get in and out easily, so I still have a water dish in the tat as well. All of them seem to use the small water dish rather than the pools. Should I remove the water dish? I...

Where can I find bubblers and how much do they cost?

Where can I find the plastic canvas mesh? I've been looking but could not find one. I did notice that there is a flimsy plastic mesh inside a bag of onions but I haven't used it.

I am having a similar emergency with one crab. He recently molted and another crab aggressively pulled him out of his shell. I tried to wash him and put him in a new shell but I don't think he's going to make it. [emoji20]

I am a new hermit crab owner and need advice on how to make the play sand substrate into sand castle consistency. I bought the same one from Home Depot and will need to change the substrate soon - I got the tank with substrate and crabs from another person who didn't want it anymore.