All living things half log hideout

[Jamescfjr]

Alright, so here's the scoop: I went to petsmart today (Yay herp-sale!) and I bought a lot of things. I bought three of these half log hideouts from the Petsmart brand "All Living Things." I did not, however, check what kind of wood they are. Any ideas? I'm fearing that they are pine and will not place them until I have a positive check on it.

[Jamescfjr]

Also, double post. I purchased a wooden bird ladder from "Bob's pet products" which is a division of "North American Pet Products" this is another one that I cannot be certain of. It may be pine, but could be maple.

[samurai_crab]

Pine isn't actually bad for them. In super concentrated amounts it might be but pine is found naturally in many of the different species of hermit crab's native territory.

[IBlab crab]

I have never been sure about those half log things. I tried one with my crabs and they would not go near it,but all the pet stores seem to use them. Let us know if they like them.

[shreder75]

I have one of those..I bought it when I got a bigger tank..I figured I could get rid of my cocohuts and make one big consolidated hide for my crabs as well as giving them something to climb on...but they never used it =( I tried it in a couple configurations but it was a no go...I don't think it was unsafe, I just think they didn't dig it for wahtever reason...picky beasties =)

[Jamescfjr]

Update! My crabs did hide under it, though they had to dig down to be able to do so (most of my crabs are medium, I have 2 that are on the cusp between medium and large). I, however, did not like them. I completely rearrange my tank about once a month, so when I did this for September, I took them out. I'll be making a post later about my new tank set-up. I think the cave/hide-away is probably the best I've ever made.

[hermit lover 09]

Mine love it and i have had it for almost a year, and it hasnt bothered them, they love to climb all over it