Bathing (warning, this is a bit long winded)

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 9:43 pm

I belive that this is one of those, among many, areas of hermit crab care that can be called a grey area, mainly because there hasn't been any thorough empirical evidance for or against. For the time being, I say it is best to use a slightly conservative logic. Better to go without than to do potential harm...

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Oct 30, 2005 9:59 pm

Chestersmom wrote:
*edit*- I appologize, I have tested the link I provided and it appears not to be there...this is the referring web-site, you may be able to find the article there...I will post an updated address as soon as possible. For now search above as I indicated, and here is the referring website link: www.ots.duke.edu

I have downloaded several of Greenway and Farelley's papers... I may have this one on my hard drive. If I can find it, I'll upload it and link it.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 2:33 am

But posting the link for other interested parties might still be a nice idea. Especially other people who may come along later and read this thread, it is archive material (for later) if nothing else.

Just a thought.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 9:34 am

I really recommend against using aloe as it is a potassium blocker when ingested. Crabs need high levels of potassium in their haemolymph and causing imbalances in that cannot be good for them.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 9:44 am

Thanks for clearing up the "why" it is not to be used! I know we had disscussed this quite a while ago, I am glad you were able to find more specific reasons!

OIF_VET · Post by **OIF_VET** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 10:05 am

Yes Indeed...Thank You All..for the Helpful Info, Insight and research...I now have another piece of info that I can use...To help better care for my Crabbies

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Nov 07, 2005 6:32 pm

I like this post and truly wish I had read it before my Cleopatra Died. At the pet store I got her I was told to bath them daily and I believe that this led to her death.

She never really did seem to like it now that I think of it, and now I bath my guys only when neccessary. However my crabitat isn;t big enough for a bathing place so I have to spray them regularly. But I do this when I let them run around and just kinda spritz over them. They seem to like this allot cause they kinda pause under the mist and wiggle there antenas at me.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Nov 26, 2005 6:22 am

Okay so I'm a little confused...since I guess I'm not supposed to be using fish tank water w/ a drop or two of stress coat that leaves me with using tap water...yet it appears that all the water conditioners to declorinate the water contains some stress coat/slime coating?

So what is this discussion recommending to use as a water conditioner for tap water?

If it was posted above I apologize if I missed that.

Thanks.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sat Nov 26, 2005 8:02 pm

That has actually not really been adressed, as that finding became well known after this was written. I believe that there are one or two brands of dechlorinator that do not contain a slime coat additive, but as it stands now, there is kind of a mute point about slime coat additives in drinking water.