Petco Glow in the Dark Calcium Hermit Crab Sand

[Hermit-Yote]

I sawthis product sealed at a Goodwill today,but when I read the back I was more than a little miffed.



They want you to emulate an arid climate. Arid. Yup, that's the exact kind of environment hermit crabs like.
Arid - adjective - (of land or a climate) having little or no rain; too dry or barren to support vegetation.
"hot and arid conditions"
synonyms: dry, dried up, bone-dry, waterless, moistureless, parched, scorched, baked, thirsty, droughty, desert

They also suggest 2 inches of substrate. How does anything burrow down in something so shallow? Not to mention Calci-sand tends to harden when wet, and since the sand would be moist for hermit crabs, hermit crabs who burrow can become trapped and die.

So yeah, avoid this stuff!

[CallaLily]

So yeah, avoid this stuff!

For sure! Avoid all "calci" or similar sands. Not only are they unsafe but they're way more expensive. Play sand is the way to go.

[Hermit-Yote]

Yeah, I agree for sure!

[Drakezilla]

I know I'm mega paranoid on what I let mine near, but something about crab + glow in the dark sounds like a horrible idea to me. Much like the painted glow in the dark shells...that's GOT to be toxic isn't it?

EDIT; I mean the glow in the dark element in particular I KNOW the paint alone is.

[CallaLily]

I know I'm mega paranoid on what I let mine near, but something about crab + glow in the dark sounds like a horrible idea to me. Much like the painted glow in the dark shells...that's GOT to be toxic isn't it?

EDIT; I mean the glow in the dark element in particular I KNOW the paint alone is.

I would think it would be just as concerning (if not more so) as painted shells or dyed sand.