HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Hey, I'm getting some new crabs soon and am setting up their tank. I want to make their water dishes really nice, hook up a filter and do bubbles and all that. I've never done anything like that before, and want some advice. They're going in a 20 gallon (3 real small guys) so their water containers ...

I am in the process of moving and need to get a stand for my 55 gallon tank. I am having a hard time finding something affordable (<$200), yet decent looking and able to bear the weight of the tank. I'm not too handy, although my father is. What do you guys use for a stand? Do some pet stores reliab...

How many bags of sand should I get for ~6 inches of substrate for my new 55 gallon tank? I'm adding a brick and a half of compressed eco earth in addition to that as well.

I have it and it seems to work pretty well

Is well water treated with prime safe? We've never had any issues with our water quality, and prime should get all the heavy metals etc. out right?

Your tanks are so beautiful! The perfect combination of pretty and functional. How many crabs do you have in each? I would love to add a topper to one of my tanks one day, and these pictures are total goals.

GotButterflies wrote: ↑

Sun Aug 19, 2018 9:15 pm

Thank you! I like them! I’m pretty sure my Hermies do too [emoji4]


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Absolutely beautiful!
Where did you get all of those branches? What did you do to season them so they wouldn't mold?

In my option, rust isnt that harmful. Is it desired, no, but will it kill them, most likely not. https://r.tapatalk.com/shareLink/topic?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Ehermitcrabassociation%2Ecom%2FphpBB%2Fviewtopic%2Ephp%3Ft%3D79277&share_tid=79277&share_fid=28566&share_type=t&link_source=app Sent from my ...

One of my tanks is a small 10 gallon that has 3 itty bitty crabs occupying it. However, due to laziness on my part, the lid has started to rust a little bit. It is the kind that is metal wire, and my crabs do like to climb on it occasionally. Is the rust dangerous? Do I need to get a new lid? I can'...

I've seen some foods for sale on etsy and stuff marketed for hermit crabs and was just wondering if they actually are good for the crab, or if there are better/other, common household foods with the same nutrients?: Green sand (what even is this?) Astazanthin (is this just to help boost color or is ...

A HUGE snake decided to shed in our garage and leave us with 3-4 feet of skin.... shudder..... I hope I never come across it (it's probably just a harmless black snake but still). Back to the main question, is it safe to give a little to my crabbies? I seem to remember seeing it advertised on etsy o...

I'm sure somebody has asked this question before, but can reptile vines be used in crabitats? Are they toxic, do they grow mold easily, etc.?

PinchersAndShells wrote: ↑

Fri Aug 09, 2019 11:09 am

My bad! Here it is: https://www.reptilebasics.com/thermometers/TH-100/

Thank you! Will definitely look into this one

Not sure if this is the right forum But does anyone know if there are any sales or like free shipping discounts that happen annually or randomly at all on reptile basics? Mainly wondering if it is worthwhile to wait for a sale to purchase some (not direly needed) supplies or if they don't do that so...

How much prime would I add to an 8oz water bottle? I've heard that prime "disappears" after 48 hours and so it would be pointless to add it to the gallon of water I purchase and keep adding it every two days... what do you guys like to do? Also, is it normal for my PPs to not really swim in the wat...