Weird crab or me being a newbie

[mrsboobae2013]

1. What kind of substrate is used in your tank and how deep is it?

Eco earth deep enough i cant find my biggest crab

2. Do you have gauges in the tank to measure temperature and humidity? If so, where are they located and what temperature and humidity do they usually read?

I have a thermometer which reads between 75-80 varies. No humidity gauge yet it place on the back of the tank

3. Is a heat source used in the tank? If so, what?

I have a aquarium heating pad by all living things also a lamp just for light

4. What types of water are available (fresh or salt) and how is the water treated (what brands of dechlorinator or salt mix and what ratio is used to mix it)?

I buy bottle salt water for hermit crabs and fresh nursery water

5. What kinds of food do you feed and how often is it replaced?

They have hermit pellet food
And shrimp for hermit crabs
The shrimp stays in one day whatever uneaten goes in the trash the pellet food every two days

6. How long have you had the crab and what species is it, if known?

I have had skeet and pete for a month. I have no idea they are both tan

7. Has your crab molted, and how long ago did it happen?

Not that i know of haven't experienced that yet

8. What type of housing are the crabs kept in, what size is it and what kind of lid is on the housing? 20 gallon tank for a lid had to make my own so screen card board on edges half top with seran wrap to hold heat house is constantly cold due to summer

9. How many crabs are in the tank and about how large are they?

6 crabs in tank three the small of quarter two teeny size of a dime one a lil bigger then a quarter

10. How many extra shells are usually kept in the tank, if any?

5 at the moment

11. Have there been any fumes or chemicals near the crabitat recently?

No not at all

12. How often do you clean the tank and how?
Just got tank and set it up haven't cleaned it yet except for excess food

13. Are sponges used in the water dish? If so, how are they cleaned?

One tiny i wash it with hot water dry it off

14. Has anything new been added to your crabitat recently?

New crab

15. Is there any other information you would like to share that might be helpful (anything that is regularly part of your crab care, playtime, bathing, etc.)

16. Please describe the emergency situation in detail.

I was trying to figure out why my crab skeet is tan also why all my other crabs bury themselves and skeet she stays above all the time




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[hermitcrabdc]

Tan is a normal color for most species of hermit crabs. Your hermit crab is a purple pincher, I would guess your others are too.
Digging is normal behavior for hermit crabs. Don't worry about them, they're pretty good at taking care of themselves.
A crab staying on the surface isn't something to worry about. She may not need to molt or de-stress, she's just hanging around
A few things I notice from your template.
1- Your water dishes are very shallow. Your crabbies should be able to fully submerge themselves in the water. Tupperware containers are cheap and work very well for dishes!2- Pellet food isn't safe for hermit crabs. It doesn't have the proper nutrition for a hermit crab to live off of. It's also got bad ingredients that aren't safe for hermit crabs. Here's the safe food list that offer better foods to feed http://hermitcrabassociation.com/phpBB/ ... 25&t=92557
I hope this helped you, good luck

[soilentgringa]

Hi, I wanted to link you to a response on another thread that goes over each question in a little more detail. Am not able to type it all out again right now but the same care applies for everyone's crabs (pretty much unless you have exotics, which one shouldn't have unless they are experienced crabbers, IMO), so you can take the info here and apply to your tat as well.
viewtopic.php?p=959385#p959385

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[mrsboobae2013]

I really appreciate the help im learning Im glad cause petsmart is so expensive i wanna decorate and make them really happy

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[fantasybookworm]

You don't have to buy things at pet stores! Really, a lot of people find tons of stuff from almost anywhere else. Like mentioned above, tupperware containers make better water pools than most of what you'd find sold as such in a pet store. For decorating, you can get cheaper fake plants from craft stores, dollar stores, and Ebay. You can also find other things for decorating such as stones, shells, etc. You can get cholla wood on Ebay and Etsy. The main things you want to be careful of when buying from craft and dollar stores are anything that may have been dyed or sprayed with pesticides - so be careful of wood and moss sold in craft stores. You can also consult the safe foods list and this list - http://epicurean-hermit.com/forum/showthread.php?tid=9 and you can get branches & sticks from outside, as long as you're collecting from a legal area where you're sure there haven't been pesticides/herbicides used.