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by kep816
Thu Sep 05, 2024 3:00 pm
Forum: Crabs Needing a Home
Topic: NY/NJ Area - 2 Hermits Need A Home
Replies: 2
Views: 239

Re: NY/NJ Area - 2 Hermits Need A Home

Just checking to see if you found a home for your crabs. I might be interested.
by kep816
Sat Oct 14, 2023 9:25 am
Forum: Emergency
Topic: Molting Crab Tunnel Collapse
Replies: 4
Views: 1259

Re: Molting Crab Tunnel Collapse

THANKS!
by kep816
Thu Oct 12, 2023 7:57 pm
Forum: Emergency
Topic: Molting Crab Tunnel Collapse
Replies: 4
Views: 1259

Re: Molting Crab Tunnel Collapse

My answers are supplemented to your commentary below: 1. What kind of substrate is used in your tank and how deep is it? [/c] Sand/Coconut CL77- How deep is it? Was it moistened to sand castle consistency using fresh or salt dechlor water? -Depth is 5 inches and only use fresh spring water, never an...
by kep816
Tue Oct 10, 2023 11:31 am
Forum: Emergency
Topic: Molting Crab Tunnel Collapse
Replies: 4
Views: 1259

Molting Crab Tunnel Collapse

Since you've come to the emergency forum, we know you want a fast answer to your question. In order for us to figure out the problem as quickly as possible, we ask that you answer the following questions as best you can. Some of them may seem odd, but they're all designed to give us the information...
by kep816
Fri Aug 04, 2023 10:54 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: will it work??
Replies: 14
Views: 2313

Re: will it work??

Saw your post about the tank light. I purchased this one for my tank and absoutely love it and so does my crab: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0BRPYXRBR/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 It does have the variant lighting feature that mimics sunrise, bright daylight, sunset, evening...
by kep816
Thu Aug 03, 2023 1:51 pm
Forum: Molting
Topic: Adopted Neglected Crab
Replies: 5
Views: 972

Re: Adopted Neglected Crab

Thanks!
by kep816
Thu Aug 03, 2023 12:50 pm
Forum: Molting
Topic: Adopted Neglected Crab
Replies: 5
Views: 972

Re: Adopted Neglected Crab

Thanks! That gives me some peace of mind. Truly appreciated!
by kep816
Thu Aug 03, 2023 9:15 am
Forum: Molting
Topic: Adopted Neglected Crab
Replies: 5
Views: 972

Adopted Neglected Crab

I adopted a neglected crab from my grandson 3 weeks ago. Unfortunately he had food mites and my daughter rinsed him with fresh water, isolated him until I was able to pick him up the next day. I put him into a separate tank, and he devoured his food for the first 2 days and then immediately went int...
by kep816
Fri Jul 07, 2023 10:04 am
Forum: Crab Behavior
Topic: How do I introduce an adopted pp crab?
Replies: 5
Views: 1279

Re: How do I introduce an adopted pp crab?

Thank you both!
by kep816
Thu Jul 06, 2023 10:02 am
Forum: Crab Behavior
Topic: How do I introduce an adopted pp crab?
Replies: 5
Views: 1279

Re: How do I introduce an adopted pp crab?

I'm such a newbie to this hermit crab life but am loving it. Should I also introduce any of Violet's tank items into Soccer's tank for any amount of time, or just go ahead and do the water dip and let them get to know one another?
by kep816
Wed Jul 05, 2023 4:14 pm
Forum: Crab Behavior
Topic: How do I introduce an adopted pp crab?
Replies: 5
Views: 1279

How do I introduce an adopted pp crab?

I had been given my granddaughter's hermit crab, Violet, a purple pincher, who was terribly neglected. Since my care of Violet, she has molted on a regular schedule, lived in a 20 gallon tank alone for 1 1/2 years, and now upgraded to a new, much larger tank, and happily adjusting. She is lonely tho...