HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Do hermit crabs like to pick off of himalayan sea salt chunks?

Can hermit crabs have Carolina reapers?

When I mean cleaning the tank, I mean completely (no more substrate, decor, anything-completely empty), do the spores stay in the air?

Also, I meant removing everything in the tank and leaving it be, to let the spores die.

Would rubbing alcohol kill them instantly?

Better question, how long do the spores take to die off in an empty tank? I can temporarily move my 2 crabs to a 10 gallon

If it's that bad then a full clean out is going to be the only way to get rid of it. I'd even go so far as to bleach the enclosure/decor to kill off any remaining spores before rinsing well and refilling. That, and using saltwater to mix the new substrate, will prevent it from returnjng as much as ...

Any ideas anyone?

They have been spreading rapidly. It doesn’t seem like the crabs are willing to dig more than 2 inches deep in the substrate anymore either, and one has went 2 years without molting. Could they be avoiding digging due to the mushrooms?

Thanks! I plucked them out, apparently those on the window were the only ones present, at least of where I dug.

https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/186I ... sp=sharing
Here is a better picture, with the growing plants circled. They grew significantly since last night, and they seem to look a lot like growing mushrooms.

curlysister wrote: ↑

Sat Apr 15, 2023 10:55 pm

Sorry, I'm not sure what I'm looking at?

You are looking at the substrate at the edge of the tank, and the white “bulbs” throughout the substrate are what I am concerned about

Found these growing in the eco earth. It is only in this section of the tank (or at least of the viewable portion of the tank). Initially I ignored it because I thought it was part of the plastic plant under eco earth. But I arrive home from vacation, and now they are bigger and deeper in the substr...

And how would I go by doing this?

Ever since I introduced isopods to my rank, my hermit crabs completely stopped digging, and one of my crabs is very overdue for a molt. Is this a coincidence or should I remove the isopods asap?