HCA: Hermit Crab Association

They are so cute!

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I am not sure of her name

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I think all crabbies r dofferent. Mine like to submurge in the saltwater but i have never seen them sub in the fresh. I keep both big because i read once that if their shell water gets too salty they well go in fresh and visa versa

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I watched a video about hearing where sombody put their cell phone in the crabitat , waited for the crabbies to come investigate it, and called it. It rang and rang and the crabbies seemed unperturbed. They just kept right on trying to eat it.

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Ahh. As far as I know, you can't insulate those at all. One thing I did was cut a long skinny piece of foil and wrapped it around the tank, up to the line of substrate. I can easily move it, to check on the sub to see if flooded ect. But it helps trap heat in the sub, since I did so, my tank gained...

I love the names!

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Cute! He is quite the handsome feller!

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i have one of these on each side

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Actually the fabric is on the back and the heat pads are on the sides. Reference original post

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Went to 81.1 overnight. Still rising VERY slowly.

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Dont let the other crabs know you have a favorite

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I am so happy. I had a matress pad, the quilted kind, that doesnt fit my bed so I cut it up and folded it over cardboard to make the exact size of the back of the tank. I put it between the tank and the wall and pushed the tank back against it. Now my temp is very slowly rising WITHOUT having to use...

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I was having continuous temp issues until I bought some foam EPS insulation from Home Depot (about $7 for six sheets 48" x 14 1/2" at 3/4" thick). I wrapped them in thermal duct tape and covered the back and sides of the tat. It's made all the difference. I have an Ultratherm UTH (better than the Z...

12 year olds can do amazing things!

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