HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Hi today I got a 4x2x2ft terrarium for my 4 hermit crabs which is around 113 gallons so I will post pics soon and need ideas as I was only planning a 3x1 1/2x2ft terrarium so this one is a lot bigger and I thought I will get the biggest I could afford and this was the biggest there as well .

Can't wait to see pics!

Keep us posted~

Can't wait to see pics!

Keep us posted~

Goofball2k16 wrote:Can't wait to see pics!

Keep us posted~

I should be able to get pics up tomorrow but may not start sorting it out until next weekend as I have no idea what I want to do as I have an extra 3.5 feet to work with but hey I know I need cork bark to build a super cool climbing frame I stil can believe my dad let me get this but hey I can be persuasive and even though I'm only 14 those crabs needed a new home which is 4x Times the size they are in now which is temporary arrangement

Congrats on the new tank! It sounds amazing!

landlubber wrote:Congrats on the new tank! It sounds amazing!

Thanks it is really cool but now my room is full of pets surrounding my bed... and that terrarium alone takes up a ton of space

Congratulations. I am glad that everything worked out with an enormous, standard tank!

jclee wrote:Congratulations. I am glad that everything worked out with an enormous, standard tank!

Thanks and it has sliding doors! So much easier to access than from just the top

That sounds awesome! I am very jealous.

jclee wrote:That sounds awesome! I am very jealous.

Thanks I need to make a plan for what I want in the tank

I'm thinking of building a waterfall for the fresh water and getting a tub around about 60x30x15 cm for the salt water but first I actually need to find a tub that size

Just remember, every inch/cm of surface area lost, the crabs have a smaller area to roam. (Which might mean understocking to reduce aggression). Even though large pools are nice and pretty, they not really functional. After all the crabs probably use it about every hour or so each day, for the entire colony. A 60 x 30 pool is a 1800 cm2 difference in walking space.

aussieJJDude wrote:Just remember, every inch/cm of surface area lost, the crabs have a smaller area to roam. (Which might mean understocking to reduce aggression). Even though large pools are nice and pretty, they not really functional. After all the crabs probably use it about every hour or so each day, for the entire colony. A 60 x 30 pool is a 1800 cm2 difference in walking space.

That makes a lot of sense but I also only have 4 crabs

haha, for now! It's impossible not to upgrade and then go "a few more crabs". Next thing you know, you have 10 crabs plus and need to upgrade again. (Been there done that)
But what you do is up to you, my advice is just a word of warning if you haven't thought about the pros/cons already.

aussieJJDude wrote:haha, for now! It's impossible not to upgrade and then go "a few more crabs". Next thing you know, you have 10 crabs plus and need to upgrade again. (Been there done that)
But what you do is up to you, my advice is just a word of warning if you haven't thought about the pros/cons already.

Yeah I may get some more crabs in the future what is a good number for my tank size?? Also I'm going to follow what you said and get smaller water pools