temperature & water pools

This is the place to post if you have questions and aren't sure where to ask them! If it relates to one of the sections below, please post there instead.
Post Reply

Topic author
hermits are cool
Posts: 2
Joined: Fri Nov 17, 2023 2:15 pm

temperature & water pools

Post by hermits are cool » Fri Nov 17, 2023 2:29 pm

i am getting PPs and i have 2 questions:

1. what is their temperature range? a forum here said 69-89 degrees some other stuff on the internet said 75-85 and i am confused! my tank is 80 degrees


2. do i have to re-prime my water pools? i keep my freshwater and saltwater in 1/2 gallon jugs and will replace the water in my pools every 48 hours. do i have to ever put more prime in my jugs to keep them dechlorinated?

I am looking forward to getting hermit crabs! :crabbigsmile:

User avatar

curlysister
Administrator
Administrator
Posts: 4301
Joined: Sun Sep 05, 2010 3:54 pm
Location: Manitoba, Canada

Re: temperature & water pools

Post by curlysister » Fri Nov 17, 2023 11:26 pm

You will find conflicting info on crabs if you look at enough sites/ groups LOL. When I got my crabs, I decided to just stick with one source for information - and 13+ years later my crabs are doing well with just HCA advice.

As for your first question, have you looked at our 'basics' care sheet? It gives all the info you need:

https://www.hermitcrabassociation.com/p ... 0&t=119273

As for your second question, the re-treating of water does not apply to crabs. It is just if using the dechlorinator in a fish tank.
"If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went." -Will Rogers


Topic author
hermits are cool
Posts: 2
Joined: Fri Nov 17, 2023 2:15 pm

Re: temperature & water pools

Post by hermits are cool » Sat Nov 18, 2023 9:35 am

thank you! i am proud to be a hermit crab adopter❤️

Post Reply