HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Working on that now- but also assuming there shouldn't be so much water collecting on the inside of the tank?

Thanks for the input! I agree about the exciting present could turn into a "moms pet" and am prepared for that should it happen (I had tarantulas, snakes, and iguanas growing up but never hermit crabs). My son is very into things that crawl and always captures spiders and puts them in jars as pets s...

10 gallon tank, plexiglass lid with holes drilled in it. One heater under tank and one on side. substrate playsand and zoomed coconut fiber hermit soil. Problem- I can't get my humidity down below 90% I've now drilled so many holes that I'm losing too much heat but I still have water droplets all ov...

Thanks- I'll look into adopting or possibly wait until his birthday in May.

I want to get several Hermit crabs for my son for Xmas. We live in the mountains at 5000 feet. Does altitude effect crabs? I am concerned about buying one down the mountain and then transporting it up. I've read up on habitats,etc but have seen nothing about this. Thanks!