Maxwell Isenberg

That is an awesome setup. I wish I was that creative

Clean all the decor, put in new substrate, make a sealed lid that holds the humidity in and doesn’t let gnats in, and bathe the crabs in saltwater to kill all the gnats. When bathing the crabs, bathe them in salt water and submerge the crabs for 10m each. This insures that the gnats will die.

Pam,

I plan to do different tests to find which mixture of Eco Earth and Sand is the best for a molting crab. I will make multiple jars of concentrations, flood them with water, and place a piece of a dead crab in each one to simulate molting. I will keep the remains in the jars for 3 weeks and then record results afterwards.

Crab remains will…[Read more]

Link to the HCA forum on acidic Eco Earth: http://www.hermitcrabassociation.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=79403

How would one go about deleting this post? I don’t want anyone wasting their time trying to solve a problem that’s already solved

This is an amazing idea. I love the idea of a modular system. Hmm..Maybe that’s why I am a PC fan…

This is a good start, but I’m afraid you need to do a little more to it. Hermit crabs are tropical creatures and require salt and fresh water. From what I can see, your tank lacks a saltwater dish. When making water dishes, they should be deep enough for your largest crab to fully submerge in. Drowning isn’t much of a problem with hermit crabs,…[Read more]

Sorry for the late response, Stacy. I have found out the issue to my problem.

If you have a 20g tank and all the minimum requirements for crabs, your tank can get quite expensive. As you can see from the file attached, hermit crabs have require a little bank to setup and their needs should not be neglected for the sake of saving money. You could skimp out on some of the stuff I listed and build the most barebones tank for…[Read more]

Stay strong, Stacy!

I have seen people have crabs as class pets. For a beginner crabitat it would be around $200. The crabs wouldn’t be the most interesting, for their molting makes them dig under the substrate. You would experience a crab digging down for a few months. Unless you have quite a few crabs, you won’t get too much activity. Since you will have loud and…[Read more]

YES!

I like it

Instant Ocean because it is awesome and people have success with it in fish tanks.

Luke loves the waterfall 🙂