New to HCA
Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2018 10:55 am
Hello all,
My name is Brant Vegetable and I am very stoked to part of the HCA community!
I began maintaining a crabitat almost 3 years ago, after adopting a purple pincher crab a co-worker of mine had won as a prize at a carnival.
The crab, Bert, was in poor health, missing a few limbs and severely traumatized. I did my best to make him comfortable, and started reading about crab care and needs, and set him up in a 10 gallon tank.
Within a few days I had the tat set up with the basics, food, water, substrate and shelter.
I then bought 3 new purple pincher crabs, Albert, Hermie, and Ernesto, to be his companions, and to hopefully encourage him to live.
Sadly, Bert only lived a few more days.
I continued the crabitat, learning from my mistakes along the way, dealing with mold, mites and maintaining heat and humidity, all the struggles of the begginer crab owner.
Since then I have upgraded to a larger tank, and have lost a few friends along the way, and gained a few new. Albert, was the second of my crabs to pass, he was a bit larger than a golf ball, and nicknamed Fat Albert. After Alberts passing, I bought 3 new crabs, Sevro, Thistle, and Pebble. Sevro was a purple pincher and the other two were Equidorian Crabs. (At the time I was not aware of the species)
Thistle and Pebble were very small, and did not live long, both never returning after their first attempts at molt. Sevro, aka Goblin, had a successful transition into the family.
So now I own only 3 crabbies, Hermie, Ernesto, and Sevro, and their home continues to grow and change as I learn more about their needs and come up with new ideas for the tat.
I look forward to sharing pics and more stories, ideas and helpful info later!
Thanks for reading,
Brant Vegetable
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My name is Brant Vegetable and I am very stoked to part of the HCA community!
I began maintaining a crabitat almost 3 years ago, after adopting a purple pincher crab a co-worker of mine had won as a prize at a carnival.
The crab, Bert, was in poor health, missing a few limbs and severely traumatized. I did my best to make him comfortable, and started reading about crab care and needs, and set him up in a 10 gallon tank.
Within a few days I had the tat set up with the basics, food, water, substrate and shelter.
I then bought 3 new purple pincher crabs, Albert, Hermie, and Ernesto, to be his companions, and to hopefully encourage him to live.
Sadly, Bert only lived a few more days.
I continued the crabitat, learning from my mistakes along the way, dealing with mold, mites and maintaining heat and humidity, all the struggles of the begginer crab owner.
Since then I have upgraded to a larger tank, and have lost a few friends along the way, and gained a few new. Albert, was the second of my crabs to pass, he was a bit larger than a golf ball, and nicknamed Fat Albert. After Alberts passing, I bought 3 new crabs, Sevro, Thistle, and Pebble. Sevro was a purple pincher and the other two were Equidorian Crabs. (At the time I was not aware of the species)
Thistle and Pebble were very small, and did not live long, both never returning after their first attempts at molt. Sevro, aka Goblin, had a successful transition into the family.
So now I own only 3 crabbies, Hermie, Ernesto, and Sevro, and their home continues to grow and change as I learn more about their needs and come up with new ideas for the tat.
I look forward to sharing pics and more stories, ideas and helpful info later!
Thanks for reading,
Brant Vegetable
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it's so good to hear that you adopted your first crabbie, and that you gave him the best life you could before his passing. I'm sure your other crabs are very happy, as your tank looks really cool! I love how deep the substrate is, and also all the climbing decor that's in it 
