I’m preparing to do a summer tank rebuild for my 90 gallon corner hermit crab tank and I’m kind of struggling a little bit when it comes to backgrounds.
In the past, I’ve gone for a natural aesthetic with real rocks, real plants, and bioactive sand/Coco fiber substrate with springtails for clean up.
I wanna keep this aesthetic, but I haven’t been happy with the background options so far because my seven hermies always end up thrashing whatever I use when they climb on it.
I’ve had just plain glass, coco fiber over egg crate, and was gonna try ether burlap or boxwood or a combination of the two.
Then I remembered another option: Universal Rocks backgrounds. https://universalrocks.com/shop/categor ... -reptiles/
I’ve used these backgrounds in my geckos and frogs tanks and have been pretty happy with them. They’re reptile safe, flexible, waterproof, and can be made to size/color. This is the kind of stuff that is used in Zoos.
So my questions are these:
- Has anybody tried a Universal Rocks background in a hermit crab terrarium?
- What was your experience?
- And if not, do you think it would be safe for them?
I’m just tired of DIYing it every 2 to 3 years and I am looking for something that is safe and might be a little more permanent while keeping that natural aesthetic that I like.
Let me know what you think and if you have any suggestions!
