HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Thanks for the input everyone, I think I got it to the right moisture level now and have put it in their crabitat. wodesorel - Thanks for the heads up. I'll leave the next stuff alone. After reading megamaholm's post I assumed that even the loose stuff would have to be moistened, a misunderstanding ...

Okay, I've mixed the Eco Earth with some water, and left it for a few hours. It never seems to quite reach sandcastle consistency. I couldn't get it to hold it's shape so I tried adding more water but think I may have gone too far, it just sort of separates from the Eco Earth, and the Eco Earth stay...

I'm using straight EE. How much water do I mix with the EE? What consistency am I looking for?

Thanks for the input.
We never moistened the eco-earth before putting it in. Could this have been the problem? and do you have any tips on doing it in the future?

Hi everyone, I'm still relatively new to hermit crabs and recently read something about using saltwater for misting the tank to help prevent molding? I have had an issue with Eco-Earth molding in the past and was wondering if this was true, or even okay to do? Looking forward to hearing peoples inpu...

Hello fellow Ontarian lol Happy to see a couple of us at least. Not just fellow Ontarian, fellow Kingstonian by the looks of it! Thank you for the welcomes, and the input everyone! I suspected they may be trying to molt which is actually part of the reason I dug them up. The original two I bought w...

Hi everyone! I've been lurking around this forum for a while now and decided it was finally time for me to introduce myself, so Hello! I am a 21 year old female still living at home on a small hobby farm in Ontario, Canada. I am a huge animal lover and am currently going to school to become a Vet. I...