HCA: Hermit Crab Association

I was actually thinking zip ties as an option, especially if I can push the tie part inside the cholla wood. Thanks for your suggestion!

So I'm slowly getting supplies to upgrade my kids hermit crab habitat. Going from a 10 gallon to a 40 gallon breeder. I'm designing a cholla wood walkway hoisted by two cholla wood posts like the shape of a staple. Then I'll have a diagonal piece attached to the elevated walkway either on the end by...

Since Jan 8th or 9th my biggest crab has not been back to the surface. Before then he was down for 2 days. I put a shell shop finally out, he came up, switched out his shell into one twice the size of his original painted mall one (which made me happy) and hasn't come back up since then. I only know...

Thanks CallaLilly. I was hoping to do them right so Id feel terrible if I doomed little "Shermie".

Background: Bought 2 herms last month at mall without knowing anything. Thanks to this site I feel like Ive at least gave them an adequate home. Im pretty sure the smallest is a purple pincher (beige color with purple claw) and the bigger one is this radiant red color with a bit of a purplish hue. I...