HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Would it be safe to take some non toxic acrylic paint and dip the tips of my hermit crabs legs in it and let them walk on a canvas and then immediately wash it of and watch carefully so they don't eat it but I dint think they will since its on the bottom of there feet like finger painting for hermit...

I like to keep a dish of dry food in the crabitat 24/7 and make a mix for my crabs that combines protein and calcium. When I serve it, I'll add a pinch of 10-grain hot cereal (uncooked) or unflavored oatmeal (also uncooked). The base mix ingredients: Fluker's Aquatic Turtle Blend (freeze-dried meal...

does anyone have any recipes for a hermit crab food that will give them everything they need to live but will also last a while without expiring so pretty much a homemade store bought food that is good for them like different things mixed together such as oatmeal and fish food and etc. also is fish ...

does anyone have tips on how to get my humidity up and keep it at least for longer that a few hours maybe. I mist my tank frequently to try and keep it up but it gets tiring having to spay lots of times and them only lasts an hour and I have to do it again. Humidifiers are expensive so I was looking...

I had my first crab for a few months before I got another. They came from two very different locations. My first crab came from a beach shop he is very nice and tame especially considering the conditions he was living in. My second crab came from a pet store that seemed to actually be taking pretty ...