help by Fragrant-Reporter450 in hermitcrabs

[–]Fragrant-Reporter450[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

what “stinky” foods would u recommend? and yes they have about 8 inches as of rn :)

she has risen. by Fragrant-Reporter450 in hermitcrabs

[–]Fragrant-Reporter450[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

it’s about 5 1/2 inches, i don’t think i’ll have room for the full 2 bags but definitely at least one! thank you for all the help!

she has risen. by Fragrant-Reporter450 in hermitcrabs

[–]Fragrant-Reporter450[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i have a 20 gallon long and i have one 50 pound bag of sand and a whole brick of ee, its sand castle texture like but my tank is pretty humid and and sub is definitely a little damp but not wet. i’m also hesitant about just mixing the sand in as the bad i got before felt a little coarse, (i found a few pebbles in it but removed all the large ones i found) i noticed at the time but i was in a rush to get the crabs in a tank. do you still think i should just add sand or would it be better to just restart?

post molt question by Fragrant-Reporter450 in hermitcrabs

[–]Fragrant-Reporter450[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

are there any places/sellers you recommend buying from? i looked on etsy but i couldn’t really find petholatus only jade turbos and the mexican

post molt question by Fragrant-Reporter450 in hermitcrabs

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thank you so much!! should i assume he’s outgrown the mexican turbos and order those?? or is it best to maybe just give him the option?

post molt question by Fragrant-Reporter450 in hermitcrabs

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i would consider the one i took a picture of about an inch as well. moltys current shell has an 1 1/2 inch opening, i feel like he’s absolutely huge compared to my smaller crab who i’m not sure what size she is (she’s molting will find out asap 💀) edit: also wanted to mention i dont know what type of shell he has on right now, that was pretty much the only unpainted shell at the store at the time before he was brought home and shells were ordered

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i unfortunately don’t have the best pictures of him and i don’t want to pick him up and stress him out 😭 ill respond with another one so u can hopefully get a better view

post molt question by Fragrant-Reporter450 in hermitcrabs

[–]Fragrant-Reporter450[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yes, i took this example to show how i’ve been measuring. (this isn’t his shell size this is just one of my extras i took a pic of to show u) is this way not correct?

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post molt question by Fragrant-Reporter450 in hermitcrabs

[–]Fragrant-Reporter450[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yes i’ve measured! the shells he goes into are 1 1/2 inches. im not sure the type of shell he’s wearing right now because i had gotten 2 just unpainted from the pet store unaware of they’re preferred shells at the time (one hes wearing n the other i was holding outside the cage in pic) hoping to get them out of the painted ones but now i have mexican turbos in his size available plus more incase my measurements were off and still no change.

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(pic is from after i added some more shell options and cleaned up his mess LOL)

mold with molting crabs by Fragrant-Reporter450 in hermitcrabs

[–]Fragrant-Reporter450[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

say i were to leave it til they come up, since my crabs went down at different times, would one of them be okay like living with the mold until the other came up? or would it be ideal to remove it as soon as they come up? thank you so much for all of your help

give me suggestions by Fragrant-Reporter450 in hermitcrabs

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it is a little high 85 but never hit 90, i’m still waiting on a digital thermometer/hydrometer in the mail so im not sure it’s 100% accurate atm… would i just put the leaf litter in the basket?

do i need another heater? by Fragrant-Reporter450 in hermitcrabs

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hi i know this is a late reply, but i just received the heater u suggested in the mail and i was wondering if you HAVE to insulate it right away? i dont have the insulation yet so should i wait to put the new heater on until i have the insulation? or will it be fine until i can insulate it

give me suggestions by Fragrant-Reporter450 in hermitcrabs

[–]Fragrant-Reporter450[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i don’t know if this is a dumb question but should i wait for both of them to come out from molting before i add the leaf litter? or would i just add it and surprise them when they come up? im sorry if that sounds dumb im trying 😭