HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Oddly enough I think my humidity is staying too high 90%+ no matter the time of day/night I've had it get to 100% and had to let it vent. My temps are staying 78f at night and up to 82f during the day. I recently changed the bubbler pools to slightly smaller than was originally in there. When i had ...

Was just thinking about this! I feel like the kid from finding nemo with my head up against the tank sitting and watching/waiting for one of them to do something lol my oldest daughter came home last night and said she saw them having a party in the food dish

65f is what the temp stays in my house not the tank lol I think there was some confusion. here's the link to the post I put pics in viewtopic.php?f=28&t=118211

Well got my tank set up and running, here's some pics I did make the 2nd level but it's curing I will probably wait a week or so to add it in. My temp is staying at a steady 80f and humidity goes from 80% up to 85-90% after misting. I am getting a LED light and acurite today. Next thing on my agenda...

Thanks y'all so much for all the great info! I put plexiglass over the mesh and am reading a steady 80f and 85% humidity! I don't think I will need any insulation just yet but will round up stuff for winter to have on hand. Going tomorrow to get a digital gauge. I'm using 6in of playsand/ee and have...

Well I've had the tank set up for 24hrs with a towel over the mesh topper and this morning my gauges were reading 80f and humidity was at 75%. I misted and added the moss pit and it's been staying at 80%. Just borrowed one of hubs acurites from his snake (mine are the little dials) going to wait abo...

It still has the sticky part but wanted to keep it moveable until I figure out if it's going to work or where it will work the best. I planned on getting a thermostat later or should I consider that a need to have asap item? The house stays at about 65-70. May use a ceramic emitter. we have one on h...

So I am getting a 40gal tank set up and have a 24w zoomed UTH (Large) measures about 8 x 18in the tank measures about 36in Long x 15in Tall I'm going to use the sand and coco fiber as substrate but wondering if I may need another 24hr heat source? during daylight hours i will have a UVB light. Also ...

Thanks! Didn't even consider the UV not going through (mentioned that to hubs and of course he already knew), maybe making the pvc/plastic or wooden 2nd level will work better and tubs for pools. idk why i'm stuck on having a 2nd level maybe cause it looks so awesome. I do plan on upgrading after th...

Just wanted to say hello and come out of hiding lol I've been reading over these forums and the abundance of info on the "interwebs" about crab caring I'm slightly overwhelmed. I'm married with 3 kids 2 dogs a cat and 2 pythons. I've convinced my husband to letting me add some crabs to our zoo as he...