How Do I Attach Plastic Mesh to Crabitat Walls?

mscrabby · Post by **mscrabby** » Sat Aug 29, 2020 11:04 pm

Hi there!

I am new here on the forums, but not new to caring for hermit crabs :)

However, this will be my first time using plastic mesh as climbing surfaces. I am getting a new cage upgrade and it will be way taller than before and I want to utilize this extra space for my crabbies.

I have seen other people use plastic mesh/plastic canvas as ramps, bridges, and climbing backgrounds, so I know that this is doable.

How can I secure plastic mesh sheet(s) to walls of my crabitat?

Hermielover121 · Post by **Hermielover121** » Sat Aug 29, 2020 11:31 pm

I used to use bamboo sticks to hold it up and it worked great (not my idea, I got it from motorcrab). Now I can’t use them because I upgraded there tank to a custom 70 gallon so I can’t use them since my tank is to deep. Now I use a different way I made up. So I have a glass lid on my tank but it is cut into 3 sections so the 2 on the outside are permanently sealed with silicone. What I did was before I put down the silicone I put Bobby pins all around the outside of the tank and siliconed them in, so basically I have little hooks all around the tank to hang any decorations or mesh. I know that it probably won’t work for most people since they don’t have a glass lid that hasn’t been siliconed down, so if it fits then I would just go with the bamboo sticks ( you can get them if amazon or some pet stores ). Hope this helped

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mscrabby · Post by **mscrabby** » Sun Aug 30, 2020 8:32 am

Hermielover121 wrote: ↑
Sat Aug 29, 2020 11:31 pm
I used to use bamboo sticks to hold it up and it worked great (not my idea, I got it from motorcrab). Now I can’t use them because I upgraded there tank to a custom 70 gallon so I can’t use them since my tank is to deep. Now I use a different way I made up. So I have a glass lid on my tank but it is cut into 3 sections so the 2 on the outside are permanently sealed with silicone. What I did was before I put down the silicone I put Bobby pins all around the outside of the tank and siliconed them in, so basically I have little hooks all around the tank to hang any decorations or mesh. I know that it probably won’t work for most people since they don’t have a glass lid that hasn’t been siliconed down, so if it fits then I would just go with the bamboo sticks ( you can get them if amazon or some pet stores ). Hope this helped

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Thank you for the reply! Yeah my new tank will have a solid glass lid so I can’t do it the way you did haha.

My new tank is 18inches so I’ve looked at the bamboo tension rod idea, but I don’t know how to make the spacer that motorcrab did, lol.

Hermielover121 · Post by **Hermielover121** » Mon Aug 31, 2020 10:56 am

18 inches deep? It matters what your depth is to be able to fit the bamboo rod here’s a photo from my old tank

This was in my 2.5 gallon topper tank but you were just put it on the regular level

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Hermies Conrad · Post by **Hermies Conrad** » Mon Aug 31, 2020 10:00 pm

I’m new to the forum but not crabbing, same as you! I have been getting a lot of ideas like this from reading here so I recently hung some plastic mesh landscape fencing on the back wall of my existing 29 g. Next time I upgrade I would like to try egg crate like so many crabbers here use and start right from the beginning with a sturdy and versatile wall for climbing and attaching decor. This time I just dug a little sub away and attached the fencing with some command hooks in the top corners and it’s holding up well and I think it works.

Crabbymomma71 · Post by **Crabbymomma71** » Fri Sep 04, 2020 3:22 am

Great ideas! I would love to see pics for inspiration!

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Hermies Conrad · Post by **Hermies Conrad** » Sat Sep 05, 2020 11:57 pm

Here is my 29 g with 2 PPs. It’s a tight squeeze in there! Always wishing for a bigger tank but until then I just get creative!

https://www.flickr.com/photos/13563608 ... 775258681/

Crabbymomma71 · Post by **Crabbymomma71** » Sun Sep 06, 2020 6:37 am

Conrad, WOW! It’s great! And u must be a photographer, awesome pics!!

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Hermies Conrad · Post by **Hermies Conrad** » Sun Sep 06, 2020 4:17 pm

Aww thanks! I’m not a professional photog but I did get my bachelors in photography. All I do with that is just take cool/cute pics of my pets lol. I love seeing others’ crabitat pics.

Post by **aussieJJDude** » Sun Sep 06, 2020 11:05 pm

I'd suggest using something rigid like eggcrate and then ziptieing mesh onto that. ^_^

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