HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Mine came up from a molt and dig back down everyday for a week then resurfaced at night then back down he went lol


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I couldn't find anything in search for this. I have seen ppl use a smaller tank on top of the larger one for more crawl space...how is this done? I can usually figure it out but this one has me stumped! Do you just turn it upside down? Or do you somehow cut out the bottom glass part? Sent from my iP...

Those are so pretty!!! I'm so scared to order on line...I've only done it 1x through Etsy and they look HUGE! Lol but they are exactly what I asked for so what do ya do? Lol oh well I'll need them at some point...gonna try this place though! Thx for sharing! Ps...I totally know how u feel...no one g...

I've never done it but am planning to for my lizard once I move into a bigger place. I don't have the links on my phone but if you Google diy chinese water drangon enclosure there are a lot of step by step guides. The heat and humidity is about the same that the crabs need so its a safe comparison....

Oh, okay. Thank you! I went to petsmart yesterday and found one. I guess the last time I was there it was out of stock.[/quote]

Oh good! Glad you found one!



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http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160909/13f66a9561e6b9960029c4b777c4f7a0.jpg this is mine at the moment a 20g long...ill do some rearranging soon just to give it a different look and them something to be interested in...just sprayed a little sorry it's a little "cloudy" :-) I also eventually want ...

Has anyone turned old furniture like a dresser or old tv box into a crabitat? I like the idea but can't find any on line...I want a tall tank but don't want to spend the money on an actual tank and like how it would be a piece of furniture blending with my other furniture :-) if so I'd love to see! ...

This is what I did...I also used the Walmart brand but I used a splitter pack from petsmart that came with valves that control the amt of air going through...pls don't mind the blue painters tape hahaha it helps keep the crabs in! :-) http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160909/343e0346fa15bddeb879eb1...

PinchersAndShells wrote:Hmmm.... I wonder if the "Y" looking one you have works better than a "T"? I have no idea what's going on.

I'm not sure if it's better or not lol but it's working for me hope it helps u!


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http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160909/13f66a9561e6b9960029c4b777c4f7a0.jpg this is mine at the moment a 20g long...ill do some rearranging soon just to give it a different look and them something to be interested in...just sprayed a little sorry it's a little "cloudy" :-) I also eventually want ...

This is what I did...I also used the Walmart brand but I used a splitter pack from petsmart that came with valves that control the amt of air going through...pls don't mind the blue painters tape hahaha it helps keep the crabs in! :-) http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160909/343e0346fa15bddeb879eb18...

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soilentgringa wrote:If you can get pics, that would be very helpful in ID'ng.

I posted a pic with the original post....


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I'm sorry, just now seeing that someone else posted...guess your req was to her NM [emoji16]


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soilentgringa wrote:If you can get pics, that would be very helpful in ID'ng.

I posted a pic with the original post....


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Mine have been down molting for about 3 weeks...I'm pretty bored lol so I decided to turn off the bubblers and put my ear to the glass last night and I was able to hear scratching...it was kinda neat! So try that, it will maybe give you peace of mind knowing they are moving at least :-) but like oth...

When mine are down I don't put food out until I see them come up. Sounds like food mites! Ewwww Yea I just took it out...my head is in there sev times a day and I check on them at night so if/when one comes up I'll know and I'll put food in there then...I can't do these bugs...CAN NOT lol Sent from...