HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Finally got the moss pit done! Bought a box of ZooMed sphagnum moss on Friday and finally finished the net today. Peanut is underground molting, so I didn't want to dig down so I could bury the net, so it's just kind of hanging there for right now. Do you think Sheldon will be able to climb up/down it the way it is? I put him up in the moss pit earlier, and now I'm worried he either won't be able to get down, or he'll just climb off the side. Here's a picture.

Your crab should be fine - a net doesn’t have to be moored at the bottom for a crab to climb it, so long as it’s securely attached at the top

gunstreet.girl wrote:Your crab should be fine - a net doesn’t have to be moored at the bottom for a crab to climb it, so long as it’s securely attached at the top

Thank you! He managed to find his way down, and he even waited until he was just an inch or so away from the bottom before he fell off! Silly crab.

Looks great! Cool setup!

stellaplusrocky wrote:Looks great! Cool setup!

Thanks! As soon as the crabbies are back up, it's time for some cleaning and remodeling. They didn't want to go out without a bang, of course, so nearly all of the cocofiber in one jar has been dumped out, and the smaller jar was shoved away from the side of the tank. We came home the other day to Sheldon stuck on top of the larger jar. He had slipped down the side and couldn't get a grip on the glass, so I had to rescue him. Now I'm making a net for the jar so poor Sheldon doesn't get stuck anymore.