New crabs

[squid]

After months of prep my 4 tiny PPs finally arrived!!

They’re currently in a 25 gallon tank, though I’m looking to upgrade soon.

I am however having issues with maintaining a high humidity? It was at 85% last night but just now, when I put the crabs in, it had gone down to 60. I heard that over-spraying can cause flooding, is there any way to help maintain the humidity?


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[angelbearpuppy]

What type of lid do you have. If it is mesh, putting a towel over it, along with saran wrap can help with both heat and humidity particularly if the towel is damp. That is a cheap easy way to fix a mesh lid.

Others use plexi-glass on their mesh lids as well. Just be careful if you have heat lamps and what not.

Other suggestions of raising humidity include:
Moss pit - with damp moss
bubbler's in your water dish.
I do think some also use room humidifier's but that can also lead to flooding if not careful I do believe.

You can find more information here:
https://www.hermitcrabassociation.com/p ... 26&t=92544

[squid]

I have them in a tote right now, so the lid is pretty well sealed. I will look into getting a moss pit, thank you very much!


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[RiNiKy506]

Congrats on your new little friends! I love when they are teeny-tiny, they are so cute! Please share pictures.


Rod♡Salty♡Bob♡Squirt♡Crabina
»-♡-> Our Purple Pinchers <-♡-«
Who♡Fearless♡Crimson♡LittleBit

[squid]

I won’t usually be handling them but I thought I might as well take a few pics when I transferred them into their tank )
This is walnut


This is atlas



Scared I’m gonna muddle the four of them


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[RiNiKy506]

Awww! Such cuteness! I love the teeny-tinies! Just soo adorable!


Rod♡Salty♡Bob♡Squirt♡Crabina
»-♡-> Our Purple Pinchers <-♡-«
Who♡Fearless♡Crimson♡LittleBit

[RiNiKy506]

Is Walnut missing his small pincher? Or is it the picture? Not that it matters, still so precious. Just needs some extra calcium and protein.


Rod♡Salty♡Bob♡Squirt♡Crabina
»-♡-> Our Purple Pinchers <-♡-«
Who♡Fearless♡Crimson♡LittleBit

[squid]

I’m pretty sure he is, yeah. Just to be safe, I added plenty of eggshell into their first meal. Now just waiting for the first molt.


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[RiNiKy506]

It will come back.


Rod♡Salty♡Bob♡Squirt♡Crabina
»-♡-> Our Purple Pinchers <-♡-«
Who♡Fearless♡Crimson♡LittleBit

[squid]

Ahh I just realised I got confused, the one missing a claw is gatsby! How will I keep track of these ://


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[Hermiesguardian]

Ahh I just realised I got confused, the one missing a claw is gatsby! How will I keep track of these ://


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Once they start changing shells there's no keeping track of who's who.

[GotButterflies]

Cute crabbies.

For a mesh lid you would want to put press n seal or plastic wrap on the mesh lid first not a towel. A towel would absorb the moisture.

How much substrate do you have? The deeper the substrate is, the more it helps with humidity. Substrate should be 6 inches or 3 times the height of your largest crab (whichever is deeper). It should also be mixed with dechlorinated marine saltwater or dechlorinated freshwater to make the substrate sandcastle consistency.

[Oliviet#1]

Walnut is so cute! It’s shell looks like it fits its personality!