HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Just did redid the tank and took some pictures, i rather like this one... (and sorry about some of the sideways pictures, a few of them wouldnt stay rotated)
Here is the moss pit

Underneath the moss pit and behind the cork bark, the Es were hiding out

The net climb leading up to the cork bark

There they are again

Coco huts right after the net

Corner climbing mat

Salt water pool and the vine

Temporary freshwater pool

Thing one was the first one out and about

Checkin out the empty food dish

So i put in a banana

Up he goes

I cant decide which picture i like more...one makes is claw look good the other his shell. Which do you like best?
1.

or 2.

the vine



Bam!


Here are some size comparisons from the first shells i ever got them in, i didnt get the Es that long ago but they are still out growing stitch by a lot. She is a slow grower while thing 1 is a monster.
Thing 1

Ms. Stitch

Apache

Lakota

Awwww! I love Stitch! Pic 2 is better IMO, I love more lighting.
I don't remember what your tank was like before, but the remodel looks great! Lots to explore and enjoy. I like how you really filled up your above ground space. By having all these different things to climb on it's like you've multiple split levels. The crabs seem to really enjoying it! Thing 1 hopping into the empty food bowl is so cute ^_^ Great job!

It's fabulous! What a great job, Eric, and so nice to see Thing 1 fully recovered, enjoying the new layout.

Yeah i have always wanted a super tall tank to play around with second levels but in general hermit crabs need surface area. but yeah the moss pit has glass siliconed to the bottom to keep the moss from falling through holes but also serves as a secondary ledge. the cork bark is a second level, the driftwood and cocohuts kind of have some levels in them. my goal on this was to have as much going on in there as i could without overcrowding it to much and without it looking bad.

i am going to need a new freshwater pool though as soon as i have the time that will happen,

and yeah! thing 1 is doing great! he is not totally recovered he is missing half of a limb but he is basically doing fine

Wow I love the Venus fly trap - can you tell me a bit more about it? Do you feed it and would a hermit try to steal a piece of food stuck in one?
I'd love to try to add one to my crabitat.

Its actually fake. Any time i am at petco i go to their clearance rack (if its out) and search through it to see if there are any random/broken toys for cheap. That venus fly trap was a really good find. The Es LOVE perching on top of the trap parts and thing one will just camp out underneath them. So i dont actually know if a real one could be put in the tank or not, i assume it would be toxic to the crabs but i dont know. I know airplants can work well but usually get destroyed.

I love your tank. Makes me want to tinker around in mine again.

Thank you so much! I do my best to keep it varied enough for them. Sometimes i can just tell when they are bored, they get way less active. But they have been out almost consistently since i redid it, especially the Es. I will try to snap some more pictures.

Apache is the cutest thing! I also like pic 2 better.

ErikRasmussen wrote:Its actually fake. Any time i am at petco i go to their clearance rack (if its out) and search through it to see if there are any random/broken toys for cheap. That venus fly trap was a really good find. The Es LOVE perching on top of the trap parts and thing one will just camp out underneath them. So i dont actually know if a real one could be put in the tank or not, i assume it would be toxic to the crabs but i dont know. I know airplants can work well but usually get destroyed.

Haha I was totally fooled! Great find, though. I was wondering about air plants, so your reply has been super helpful... *grateful*

Apache is a little trouble maker lol. Any time I hear a noise loud enough to make me want to get out of bed and walk over its always him. He is the one who drags food everywhere and tries climbing in the dumbest places. But I love him all the same lol. And yeah pic to seems to be the favorite, I just realized I got his left side, where one limb didnt grow back completely.

And thank you I like it to! When I saw it I grabbed it, screamed and ran to the cash register. My friend stood there looking at me like I was insane. (Which, to be fair, I might be)

ErikRasmussen wrote:And thank you I like it to! When I saw it I grabbed it, screamed and ran to the cash register. My friend stood there looking at me like I was insane. (Which, to be fair, I might be)

Ahhh... so now if I see a similar item I shall do the same thing and henceforth we shall call it "going Erik over an item"...

Ahhh... so now if I see a similar item I shall do the same thing and henceforth we shall call it "going Erik over an item"...

HAHAHAHA oh no thats fantastic! lol

Wow I bet your hermit crabs love living there. Great tank! Makes me jealous

Thank you, they seem to enjoy it, although they see fit to do their own remodeling. I found one plant that was on the right side of the tank all the way on the left today. Dont know how they got it off it suction cups and dragged the entire thing over there. But i just moved the suction cups so its now basically where they left it lol