HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Sorry I neglected to do this before. I didn't see it. 1. What kind of substrate is used in your tank and how deep is it? Mix of play sand and eco earth 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 usual...

Thank you for replying. The tank is now at 74 having warmed up with the day and I have put a space heater in the room to hopefully prevent it from dropping so low overnight. What I was really asking for was a long term solution, an additional heat source for the tank. If it goes down to 68 in the sp...

Thank you for your replies. I have an under the tank heater on it now. That is the 8 watt terrarium substrate heater I mentioned in the post. It is on the back left side of the tank. Since that is not heating the tank enough I didn't know what else to add. I saw on this site some examples of heat la...

I am new to this and thought I had it all set up well before I brought the crabs home. I have a 10 gallon tank with a hood and a light (fish tank with hood and average energy saving bulb), 6 inches of substrait, and a medium sized 8 watt heat wave terrarium heater mounted on the back left of the tan...