HCA: Hermit Crab Association

That is AWESOME!!!! so for my one quart I only need 1/8 cup. thanks!!!

Hello. I have a bag of OCEANIC Natural Salt Mix that makes 5 gallons. I keep a quart of salt water in the fridge to refill the salt water dish (I already used another smaller batch to mix the substrate). The bag is 1.45 pounds so doing the math it seems that I would need about .08 lbs per quart. (.2...

Iyiyiyiyi. So I let it sit out and it did go lower than 60. I put it in the tank and now it is above 60, so looks like it is working. Guess I need more patience.

Ok, thank you.

Now how do I even know that the hygrometer is actually working? Which I'm thinking it isn't, because it is sitting out of the bag and still at 60.

Perhaps a run to the store for a new one is in order.

Oh I gotcha... but what SHOULD be the optimal humidity level?

Ok, so I thought I did this correctly... I put some salt in a baggie and wet it. I added the hygrometer. It went a little over 8hours... but it says 60. How do I determine if it is even functioning correctly before putting it the crabitat? And if i do... does that mean I adjusted the readings DOWN b...

Alrighty!!! Bloat, Santa Claw and Nemo are officially in their new 10 gal tank!!! I just added the unused substrate I had left over from the smaller tank, mixed it in with the current substrate. Couldn't get over how moist it was towards the bottom. Looks a little bland now so I guess I need some fa...

Hi. My crab tank is a bit smaller than 10gallon; a neighbor sold it to me. I have 3 crabs in it and the substrate is more like 5" than 6". There is a gauge already in the tank, but not sure how to calibrate it. I was concerned about too much 'stuff', but many seem to post that the crabs don't mind t...

Oh yes, that is mixed in with the sand already. Thanks!

Thank you. I just wasn't sure if it was ok to leave... btw, what is "EE"? Sorry... I had done a bunch of research prior to getting them (for my kids...ya, right) and am learning as I go along. They are fascinating. And the plethora of info available is awesome. I had a couple YEARS ago without knowi...

Hi!! So I know what the poop looks like when it hits the water dish or was on a non-sandy surface... but now that I have the substrate in, I cannot easily see it. Not sure if I should just 'scrape' a thin layer off the top... I don't want to just leave it uncleaned... it just seems hard to tell with...