HCA: Hermit Crab Association

1. I have a waterfall in my tank and my crabs love it! But it's a pain to clean and the water evaporates extremely fast so it's a hassle to deal with. Is there any way I can make it better? (Just looking for ideas)
2. How much is the air stones? Are they worth it?
3. When cleaning out your water bowls, do you completely take it out, rinse, and wait for the chlorine to evaporate? I do. And it is very time consuming, I'm just wanting thoughts or ideas on what your guys do when cleaning your water.
4. Are live garden snails okay to give to the crabs for food? Same with Rollie Pollies?


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I'm not sure with the waterfall. But airstones are quite cheap ($1-3 from what I remember, depending on size) and I found they were definitely worth it. They helped me completely solve my humidity issues, along with sealing up the top with tinfoil.

I'm not sure if this is the best thing to do, but I take mine out, take everything out of them to rinse in dechlor water, then rinse the pools in regular water & dry them well with paper towel before I refill them. I don't wait for them to dry.

I would be concerned about exposure to pesticides - I know most people who get roly polies to put in their tanks keep them in a separate tank to breed for a generation or two before they add any to their tank.

How wet is the Sand in tanks supposed to be??


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Sandcastle consistency. You she be able to squeeze it and it hold its shape like when building a sandcastle.

Okay thank you! I wasn't sure if mine was too wet but it's perfect


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