HCA: Hermit Crab Association

I'm not sure what is going on. Your conditions seem pretty good, nothing glaringly needs improvement. Your crabs are still pretty new, so could still be a problem from previous conditions. If the leg is a whole leg, and not just exo, they probably won't eat it, so I would think you can remove it. Cr...

I have harvested leaves (maple, oak, apple, grape, lilac) from my sister's yard (my yard has a field nearby that gets sprayed, so I didn't want to chance my own leaves that had been out all summer). I chose leaves that were drying but still on the tree in the fall, not the ones that had already fall...

The Fluker's Hermit Beach is safe, but expensive. You'll get much better bang for your buck if you purchase play sand by the 50 pound bag. You can always just add it to what you currently have. I only have two crabs, Sonny and Cher. I have had them for 9 years. I did add a third crab that someone wa...

Looks like your are off to a good start. Be sure to read through the care sheets, there is a ton of really good info in those pages. Like CrabbyLover77 said, your sub should be at least 6 inches, or three times as deep as your largest crab, whichever is deeper. I can't tell what type of sand you hav...

As stated, unfortunately you will have to respect his wishes.

What I like about the bricks, is that once you soak them, you can just add the sand and it's all the right consistency.

Did you check out the link to the post I made? Part of Wode's reply: However, playsand does contain limestone, which is calcium based. RO water would easily dissolve limestone, and the evaporation effect around the UTH would cause it to concentrate in that area. It could certain be or contain the sa...

I had something that looked similar...Wode helped me out with it!

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Is it solid?

Hello and welcome to crabbing! Feel free to ask question about anything you don't understand or need help with! As for heating, your best bet would be an under tank heater(UTH). For crabs, the heater is always mounted on the back or sides of the tank, never underneath. Personally, the room where I h...

How big is your current tank?
How big is your crab?

55 gallon tank

2 PP's - Sonny is large, Cher is medium

If you don't have an emergency like a bacterial bloom or flood, there really isn't any need to completely change out the sub.

I have no explanation or advice....just wanted to say what a cutie he is in those funny pants!

They will get enough oxygen when you open the tank to change food and water every couple of days. My first two tanks didn't have a lid, so I sealed them with saran wrap. I have a plexiglass lid now, covering the entire top.