HCA: Hermit Crab Association

It can also only grow where there is light touching it, so what you see against the glass is all there is. It's still not a good idea to place any tank ever in direct sunlight, no matter what creature is inside. Glass acts like a greenhouse, and a comfortable temperature can quickly become dangerous...

Unfortunately there are stories of people catching outdoor bugs for their reptiles, only to have their pets die soon after. Since insects travel, they can get into and be exposed to some really harmful things. It's the same reason why wildcaught isopods should be bred out several generations before ...

I'm not sure how finances might factor into things, but UVB has a decent buy-in price for the light fixture, and the bulbs need changed every 6 to 12 months depending on the brand as the UVB outputs fails over time. I'd urge you to put that towards a tank upgrade for the three you have now instead. ...

Is he getting any meat based proteins?

Anywhere the crabs drag against it, or claw at it. So from the substrate line down due to the sand, from the substrate line up about four inches from the crabs exploring, and anywhere else where the crabs would be dragging against the sides.

The crabs and the sand will scratch the heck out of it.

What did you paint them with? I've done rooms twice with the hermits in them with no issues. That was just low to no VOC indoor paint. Oil-based and spray paint will off-gas harmful things for a while. I go three to four weeks before bringing it in. That is mostly for me, because the paint smell giv...

Also, the setae will wear down and break off over time, so it can be a way to judge how far out from a molt they are, and how soon they may need to molt again. Freshly molted crabs tend to be very hairy.

Animal sales and shipments in the UK is a lot different than in the US!

Maybe try looking on RFUK or FaunaClassifieds for reviews.

The danger is that the pads are not well constructed, so bending or pulling at them can damage the heating elements inside, which can leads to shorts and potentially fires. Since they are encased, you won't be able to see any damage. I've done it as well, but there is a good reason why they say not ...

She is the reason there is hermit crab data, and why so many of the pioneers were able to keep theirs alive long enough to discover more about them.

My understanding is that she dug the hole for them and then put them in it and covered them with the slate to create their molting cave for them. It was probably a piece of tile, either for flooring or roofing.

No, because those hoods take florescent strip bulbs which do not produce much heat.

For cleaning items, rather than waste expensive Instant Ocean, I use regular kosher salt. Super cheap by the pound, and it has no additives.

Straight salt doesn't work for drinking water for hermits because it doesn't has all the elements that ocean water has, but it isn't harmful to them.

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Thu Feb 14, 2019 7:29 am

Say, does anyone know what’s in the mineral supplement?


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Not for certain, but having recieved it with adoptions, my guess is montmorillonite clay.