HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Ok, I need reassurance that I am not mistreating my hermies. It's really knid of a dumb question but I have to ask.

Two hermies are down molting and the one remaining one doesn't make much of a mess. Is it ok if I pour out and replace the water containers every other day instead of every day? There is a tiny bit of sand in the water in the morning but not much, and I use mayo jar lids for containers so they are pretty good sized.

Signed, overprotective hermie mom :roll:

I would change my salt water every other day (sometimes every three days, depending on the insanity going on in the house at the time), but I changed the fresh water every day.

if sand it in them then maybe they are coming up at night,but as long as there is enough water in them and it looks clear and smells clean and good twice a week is fine..

I appreciate the thoughts.

i only change my salt water every 3 or 4 days depending on the traffic. fresh water every day.

My salt water pool I have to refill every other day because it's a popular hang out and they actually manage to get so much substrate in it and splash around so much that they empty it themselves every other day.

My fresh water pool is pretty big and has an aerater. I top it off throughout the week and completely empty and clean it once a week. I'll do an extra clean if I spot an inordinate amount of poops in it though.

I am with Sue; if it's still got plenty of water in it and looks/smells clean I wouldn't feel the need to change it every day.

i change my water every other day or so, depending on if they secided to have a swiming party the night before. if they had a swimming party or if there is dirt in there, i change it later that day

but i am planning on changing the water every day, it's just that my crabs have been down so long, that i got out of the habit of changing it every day. but since two are up now ( still waiting on summersault!) i need to get back in that habit.

I guess I'm a bad crab mommie too....I only empty my water bowls and wash them and refill them once a week. I swear there are some weeks when they don't go in there at all, as there's no sand at all in the bowls.

Your not a bad mommy curlysister! I only change mine once a week also. If they look dirty I change them. If not then I leave them.

aw i was wondering the same thing...

i sometimes change it every 2 days when its not dirty and i was worried!