HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Cool, thanks for the info! I'll add insulation to the sides to help up the temps a little

Thanks for the kind words! Ya my son was very happy to have them in a proper home as he REALLY loves them. I have both dishes of water in the tank now however the crabs seems pretty inactive, staying in their cave day and night. The small one is buried deep in the substrate, the big one is more on t...

Thanks! The first night they were all over exploring, the last two they have mostly stayed inside a cave burrowed in the sand. I'm hoping they're just adjusting.

Nope, appreciate it! I went by how Petco had their tank set up, which was like an inch deep of 95% coconut soil with some sand on top. After reading here, I plan to add about 2-3" of sand which should get me to about 50/50 mix and about 4" total depth. I did wet the coconut brick so it should have s...

Just finished setting up my crabitat and I'm excited to share! I know its far from perfect but I was unexpectedly handed these in a plastic terrarium so I put together the best I could. I live in upstate NY and keep my house very cold so heat and humidity will be a challenge but I have a glass top a...