HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Hi! I'll put my suggestions under your answers. Hope this helps! 1. What kind of substrate is used in your tank and how deep is it? Eco Earth. 3-4 inches from one side to the other CL77- Sub should be 6", or 3x the height of your largest crab, whichever is deeper. Is it moistened to sand castle con...

crabbycasey wrote: ↑

Sun Sep 12, 2021 7:31 am

Curious…did you re-shell him in that container or was he in there shell-less?

I’m so sorry you found him like that. CL77 offered great advice.


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I found him shell less.

Here's the template: https://hermitcrabassociation.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=46102 Sent from my Moto G (5) Plus using Tapatalk 1. What kind of substrate is used in your tank and how deep is it? Eco Earth. 3-4 inches from one side to the other 2. Do you have gauges in the tank to measure temper...

Here's the template: https://hermitcrabassociation.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=27&t=46102 Sent from my Moto G (5) Plus using Tapatalk 1. What kind of substrate is used in your tank and how deep is it? Eco Earth. 3-4 inches from one side to the other 2. Do you have gauges in the tank to measure temper...

1. What kind of substrate is used in your tank and how deep is it? Eco Earth. 3-4 inches from one side to the other 2. Do you have gauges in the tank to measure temperature and humidity? If so, where are they located and what temperature and humidity do they usually read? Yes both. Humidity is aroun...

I have had my hermits for about 3 years or so. And where do I find the template?

About 3 weeks ago I was spot cleaning my tank and when I moved the moss Xander was out of his shell just laying there!! I panicked and got a small container put holes in it and kept him in he tank. About a month before that he molted and was just done molting. So I was happy but then found him like ...

i need help I literally can’t get rid of these mites! They are definitely food mites. I never see them on my crabs. And When I clean the tank everything looks good until like a month later and then they are there again. How often should I be cleaning my tank. Completely cleaning. Like new substate ...

Thank you for that. I won’t use the calci sand. I bought it when I first got my crabbies but just never used it. Thankfully. I don’t know why the person told me that this is the best substrate for them. With my research it’s not and also it’s not substrate it’s bad sand.

:| so as of right now it’s very hard to leave Because of the virus that is spreading. I really need to change my crabitat and I don’t have much distilled water left. I have hermit crab drinking water conditioner by ZooMed. Can I boil my sink water and use the conditioner for my substrate? Also for t...

I have a 4W heater pad on the outside back left hand side of my hermit crab tank. I also have a mini dome light with a daylight light bulb that I keep on for them during the day. My tank is 5.5 gallons. I have 3 crabs but they are really small. I plan on getting a bigger tank in the near future but ...

I was changing my hermies food and when I picked up the dish I saw the tiniest little bugs I’m assuming they are mites they were/are under the dish and on the dish when I see them in the dish it’s no more than 10 or so...I can’t be sure it looks like a lot. When I see them in the substrate it is jus...

I’ve been watching my tank and the orange spots are getting smaller and turning to the color of the eco earth substrate. I saw Ziggy my tiny crab 2 days ago so her molt went good. I am going to change my crabitat this month and make sure I really mix the substrate thoroughly and not put too much wat...

What happened to these poor little fellas?!?!

Thank you. I’m definitely going to keep an eye on it and I’ll update you on my findings.