HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Hello! So I recently bought a batch of isopods and with them came a bunch of small white bugs, I believe they are springtails? Anyway, they've really taken off and are starting to reach what I think is an uncomfortable concentration in my tank. My crabs seem to avoid the ground, and this also makes ...

Yes I'm pretty sure, I think its a possibility that some unmixed clumps of ecoearth got cooked and thats whats doing it but I can't be sure

My substrate is the standard 4/5 playsand 1/5 eco earth, after finding bugs in it, I decided to bake all of it at 250 degrees for around an hour or so for each sheet of sub. After pouring all of the substrate it, and mixing it with water and letting it sit for 2 days I noticed the strong smell of bu...

So I've had my crab Hermie for 15 years, 14 of those years were in a habitat that would probably horrify some of you but in the last year I've spent around 200 dollars on upgrades. Hermie is an Large to XL PP and is now in a 20 gal with tons of stuff to climb on, proper pools, 80% humidity, and curr...

Just did this, sub was shallow enough in one part for me to stick my finger in and create a small vertical hole. Will follow up within a couple hours if it fills. Thanks for the help!

With further measurement I can confirm the tank varies within 4 to 4.25in

My substrate is a mix of 1/5 eco earth 4/5 play sand. My crab is a large 15 year old Purple Pincher. He has been trying to molt recently and I observed him digging in multiple locations but the substrate was too dry to make any headway. I noticed this and took everything out of the habitat and added...