HCA: Hermit Crab Association

So i've posted before about a problem I had with what I thought were mites. I discovered the small white bugs 2 days ago and fully cleaned my 60 gallon tank last night. I gave them a salt water soak and transferred them into a smaller isolation type tank for the time being. As I was cleaning my tank...

Pet stores around me are like $7 each sea sponge thats about 1 1/2" wide.. which is RIDICULOUS considering how often they need to be replaced. I feel the same way, I don't really want to force them to bathe. I will check some online pet store retailers. Thank you. Using sponges isn't recommended bec...

I've had my hermit crabs for maybe a year now and i'm having minor problems with mites/bugs at the moment (I have a 60 gallon tank, so it's hard to maintain). currently in the process of doing a huge sanitation. Anyways, I use sea sponges as directed so the hermits don't drown, but I find buying the...

First, bugs don't indicate a bacterial problem and it's completely unrelated to the crystals you're seeing. :) There are many harmless mites and bugs that inhabit crab tanks because of the heat and humidity, and because of the constant organic food source. These types of critters are found in our h...

Thank you, I will when I get home. The crystals are pretty large though, so I don't think they're eggs. Ive picked one up before and tried to break it with my fingernail and it seemed crystal like and hard like a grain of salt (maybe from hermits?) Not sure though, its throughout the whole tank. May...

So, i'm new to this forum but I need help asap. I started with a 10 gallon tank and 2 hermit crabs and I had no problems with it. I decided about 8 months ago to use my 60 gallon tank to hold 5 hermit crabs and thats where the problems started. A couple months ago I noticed my dirt had white crystal...