HCA: Hermit Crab Association

It's currently 77 degrees in there with no heater, and 92% humidity. My original plan was to put them in the living room, but due to table issues, they are in the dining room/craft room, which is the warmest room in the house.

My husband and I have managed to drill holes and clean the new 30 gallon tote for the crabs. Now that I'm home today I get the pleasure of setting it up. The plan and questions: Substrate- I use dechlorinated salt water for this, correct? 100 pounds of quickrete play sand 3 bricks of eco earth (More...

I never even thought of using my new dehydrator for the crabs. i need to start thinking smarter here.

I think the most annoying bug that might travel in on a branch would be a gnat, and thanks to all my other indoor plants, they are already inside the house. The spiders love me for it though.

The lilac bushes I can just do flowers and all, correct? I wouldn't want to freeze or bake those?

Hubby picked up a free (!) 55 gallon tank today that came with a stand perfect for the crabitote. The 55 gallon will be set up for fish (if I can find a good fish forum) where the crabs and goldfish tanks were. Too much going on right now in my house setting up new stuff.

I have a green ash tree and lavender bushes in my yard. I see them both on the safe food list. Do I need to do anything before adding them to the crabitat?

I have used a mesh lid for mine, but I have wrapped it with press and seal, then covered with towels to keep in warmth and humidity. If you can get a glass lid, it might be easier.

Does this look stable? You can see on the small ends where the tote is longer than the table. Should I be looking for a board to go between the tote and table? I don't feel like the table the hubby wants to use will be stable enough in the long term, but this one is just slightly too small. http://i...

My daughter is wanting to add freshwater fiddler crabs to her crab collection (thanks Wal-Mart). Obviously they would be separate enclosures, but the internet is full of conflicting advice. Where's the right information located so I can see if this venture is even possible?

Looks like I've got hubby on board with a clear tote, and moving it into the living room. Now I have to put together a shopping list.

I can speak for buying tanks, but getting them second hand is usually a good method to save - craigslist or ebay are other good options IMO - or potentually going down the route of using totes. They a lot cheaper, and do the job well! Sent from my SM-G935F using Tapatalk Do the totes allow enough l...

So after 6 months of no signs of life, we still have 2 living crabs. They're huge, I'm guessing about 3x the size they were when we got them. Gauging size using shell size, as they will not stand still, I'd say they are a small large, or a large medium. We thought for sure they had passed, after 6 m...

1. What kind of substrate is used in your tank and how deep is it? playsand and ee mixed, 7-8 inches in a 20 gal tall 2. Do you have gauges in the tank to measure temperature and humidity? If so, where are they located and what temperature and humidity do they usually read? 71 degrees, 80% humidity,...

I'm happy to report all but one have appeared.

Update - as of yesterday Jasmine, our biggest was back up and eating. She's now a deep purple color.