HCA: Hermit Crab Association

I used 5 minute epoxy, and that worked. I would recommend though that you should cover it in aquarium sealant, so high humidity doesn't soften it (like with me). Make sure you use a support. To use this epoxy, you have to mix two liquids (stir on newspaper, its kind of gooey).

Requiem wrote:I've always used plain silicone and had no problems. Just make sure to wait the 48 hours or so for the smell to dissipate, then it's perfectly neutral and odorless.

I use that too. Just make sure it says 100% silicone.... which if you read the ingredients of aquarium sealent you'll find that to be the same.

No issues. Have had stuff in the tank for over 6 months with it. Hubbie used the caulk gun and all. MUCH cheaper then pet store stuff for sure!

Elmer's school glue or wood glue...non-toxic for all. I've been using it for my second floor hermit loft and no crabs eat it or have gotten sick from it. it dries in an hour and no fumes. its stronger then most people think. i used it in college for everything I had to build for various art projects.

But you can't use those where it stays wet....they'll dissolve. Like they wouldn't work for gluing shell on the water dish, for instance.

Never had that problem and my humidity is at 75% the glue has stayed solid for a year so far

You can also use superglue if you let it cure. Superglue is safe enough that people use it for first aid, and, more tellingly to my mind, a lot of people who grow VERY difficult to keep corals use it to attach their frags to base rock. It doesn't hurt any of them. I wouldn't buy the dollar store five tubes for a dollar kind, I'd stick to name brands, though. I use Krazy Glue with my corals, on the advice of a very conscientious aquarist friend, and have never had an issue. Like sealant, though, I would let it cure to be safe. The good thing is that it won't break down, even in salt water, it will keep it's hold, unlike hot glue or elmer's.

just any hardware store i guess