Crabitat Update

kuza · Post by **kuza** » Wed Aug 13, 2014 11:31 am

oh nice, find!! thanks!

kimber · Post by **kimber** » Wed Aug 13, 2014 7:29 pm

I was so excited I found the pools at Walmart but now I see they are bigger than yours:( I only have a 70 gallon tank band I think they will be to big. Darn! I need to keep looking I live in Canada also.

Ashmash · Post by **Ashmash** » Sat Aug 23, 2014 10:26 pm

How did you make the caddeys stay without suction cups??

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Kwweeden · Post by **Kwweeden** » Wed Sep 03, 2014 12:04 pm

Real quick can you tell me where I can find that kind of netting I'm having trouble making my tank better for my crabbies I just have no ideas.

. I also love your water containers but also where would i find things like that? thanks for your time

kimber · Post by **kimber** » Mon Sep 29, 2014 11:14 am

I picked up pools like yours and have had them in my crabitate for over a month and my crabs never go near them can you describe your ladders to me.

ErikRasmussen · Post by **ErikRasmussen** » Mon Sep 29, 2014 1:30 pm

Ahh i love this thread just because i could look at this tat over and over again. btw What size tank is that?

sugarselections · Post by **sugarselections** » Sun Oct 05, 2014 6:02 pm

Ashmash wrote:How did you make the caddeys stay without suction cups??

They're hung from the top by clear rulers. I drilled holes into the top plastic rim of the tank and zip tie one end of the ruler up there and the other into some holes I drilled in the caddies.

sugarselections · Post by **sugarselections** » Sun Oct 05, 2014 6:09 pm

Kwweeden wrote:Real quick can you tell me where I can find that kind of netting I'm having trouble making my tank better for my crabbies I just have no ideas. . I also love your water containers but also where would i find things like that? thanks for your time

The netting is just decorative netting I picked up from the craft store. The water dishes are Lock & Lock brand storage containers you can buy here: http://www.qvc.com/Lock-&-Lock-2-piece- ... 1?$uslarge$

sugarselections · Post by **sugarselections** » Sun Oct 05, 2014 6:14 pm

kimber wrote:I picked up pools like yours and have had them in my crabitate for over a month and my crabs never go near them can you describe your ladders to me.

For ladders I used resin reptile ramps I bought from Petsmart. They are really long so I cut them into smaller lengths with my chop saw.

http://www.petsmart.com/reptile/habitat ... 3Dcategory

Plastic craft mesh would work just as well and be a whole lot easier and cheaper.

sugarselections · Post by **sugarselections** » Sun Oct 05, 2014 6:18 pm

ErikRasmussen wrote:Ahh i love this thread just because i could look at this tat over and over again. btw What size tank is that?

Thanks. It's a 90 gallon. I'm going to be "downsizing" to a terrarium with front doors soon. All these years with the 90 gallon I've been having to always use a step stool to reach into the crabitat from the top. The new terrarium will have smaller floorspace but will be taller so the actual gallonage will be slightly over 100.

sugarselections · Post by **sugarselections** » Sun Oct 05, 2014 6:18 pm

Sorry for all the delayed replies. I didn't realize this thread was still active.

CallaLily · Post by **CallaLily** » Sun Oct 05, 2014 9:26 pm

sugarselections wrote: It's a 90 gallon. I'm going to be "downsizing" to a terrarium with front doors soon. All these years with the 90 gallon I've been having to always use a step stool to reach into the crabitat from the top. The new terrarium will have smaller floorspace but will be taller so the actual gallonage will be slightly over 100.

This reminds me of how I felt with my 120g. I ended up downsizing to an exoterra and looking at the overall gallons I thought I'd be ok. I should have paid more attention to the footprint. Just fyi, though I'm sure you've already carefully figured it out.

I ended up upgrading again, though not as large. I can reach into the 75g from the floor just fine (the lid's a pain though) but still have to climb in a chair to get into the exoterra on top of a 40b (shouldn't have put it up on that stand again lol). Live and learn.

sugarselections · Post by **sugarselections** » Mon Oct 06, 2014 7:20 am

I understand what you're saying, Calla. The new tank will be one foot shorter in length but taller than the one I'm currently using. I actually have a slightly lower number of crabs now (haven't even gotten a new crab in about 2 years) so I'm confident the floorspace will be enough for molting. I'm also going to put a plexiglass sheet in the front so I can have deeper substrate without it all falling out the front doors when they open. I'm working on this project kinda slowly and I'm modifying things to take care of issues as they pop up.

CallaLily · Post by **CallaLily** » Mon Oct 06, 2014 7:24 am

I knew you'd have it all worked out! I rushed into it and wasn't thoughtful enough. I dropped down to like half the length of my previous tank and I'm sure you've read about my mistake with the sloping sub. I know I probably sound like a broken record about it.

fraksocks · Post by **fraksocks** » Mon Oct 06, 2014 11:31 am

Your tank has always been such an inspiration. I hope that someday I can have a tank that looks as nice as yours.

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