New to hermit crabs

jasonmom · Post by **jasonmom** » Mon Jun 24, 2013 11:43 am

Ok, so I'm one of those mothers that got her kid some hermit crabs not knowing what I was doing . I atleast came home and read up a bit. We now have six very small purple pincher hermit crabs in a 10 galon tank. I'm using sand a substrate, they have some extra shells, a grapevine to climb on, and a wicker basket to climb on and hide under. Three have already changed shells (I'm looking to buy more shells). I'm looking at the food lists and will try hard to give them something new each day to eat. I'd like to thank you all for this site for all the helpful information I've gotten so far. I'll keep reading to learn how to treat the new little guys well. Anyone who would like to pass on information to this newbie please feal free.

Jimmy · Post by **Jimmy** » Mon Jun 24, 2013 2:03 pm

Welcome to the forum! the best best advice I can give you is to keep reading and surfing the forum's stickies and threads. I have been a member for over a year and I am still learning new things.

Tetra4CClyPtus · Post by **Tetra4CClyPtus** » Mon Jun 24, 2013 2:09 pm

Hi welcome!! I have been crabbing since September 2012, things can get challenging when it comes to caring and keeping them healthy , but this is why your here, to help you. We are a community that is not very bigDo not listen to the pet store's advice, most of their advice is VERY WRONG!! We are the right advice here

crabber101 · Post by **crabber101** » Mon Jun 24, 2013 3:43 pm

Welcome to the family/addiction/world of crabbing! Its great here, I'm sure you'll love it!As Tetra and Jimmy said already, make sure to check out the information on here, and basically just disregard all the stuff the pet store tells you.Welcome again and happy crabbing