HCA: Hermit Crab Association

I don’t currently have hermit crabs, but I have another land crab species that is kept in a similar way(just much larger). I know the general recommendation for heating is having a UTH on the side of the tank which I do, but was thinking… wouldn’t it be more natural to have the heat on top facing do...

Thanks for the responses! Update, he has been doing well it seems. Eating tons of leaf litter and a giant varied diet of everything from bee pollen, to seafood, to dozens of fruit/veggies. I also have sprouts, pothos, leaf litter, cuttlebones, and egg shells for him to forage in the tank. Cycled his...

Hello all, didn’t really know where else to go for my new crab. There’s not a whole lot out there on keeping this species so I’ve gone mostly off hermit crab care. Definitely could use some guidance and help with critiquing my set up/husbandry. I have a 75g tank and I’ll be honest I was not expectin...