HCA: Hermit Crab Association

I’m pretty new at this too (about 6 months in). But here’s my best... If your crabs are up, as in coming up every evening/night, then you’d probably be safe to add more substrate. If one of them has disappeared, then I wouldn’t change anything in the tank until they’ve surfaced and had a few days co...

You’re welcome!! [emoji4][emoji4] Oh yeah - with the new acrylic, I bet it is way up compared to what it was before!! It may take about a week to stabilize along with the heat. You can also use some dried out New Zealnd sphagnum moss and place it right on top of the substrate and it helped to soak ...

Awesome! Maybe to prevent escape attempts, you could get some kind of latch to help secure it? I have a plexiglass lid over a screen lid, and I have black clips that help keep everything secure. It also helps bc if I need to get into the tank, I can quickly remove the clip on the front and lift the...

Hello! I replaced my aquarium hood with a piece of acrylic. It fits very snug and has been good for humidity and temp. But, I’m wondering, should I secure it with anything? I don’t want any escape attempts. If so, how would you recommend I secure it? Also, I didn’t drill any holes in the acrylic. Fr...

A hammock, disk saucer wheel, plastic canvas, Lowe’s/Home Depot gift card, shells from Etsy, food from Etsy...that’s the kind of stuff I’d ask for (unless you have any of those things already). Hope that’s helpful

Thank you so much for your response. I decided not to refinish, but I know that your info will come in handy in the future.

Hello! Long time lurker, first time poster 😆 I’m hoping to buy a used aquarium stand tomorrow. It’s sturdy, which is good. But it definitely looks well used. I’d like to refinish it (sand, paint, seal). Have any of you done this? If so, how long did you wait before you placed your crabitat on it? An...