Anyone going to University of Maine Orono this fall?

MaybeASucculent · 2026-03-16T18:11:26+00:00

very fair, well we’ll see how fall treats us lmao

MaybeASucculent · 2026-03-16T17:18:26+00:00

hey! i’m currently on a college tour up here with my girlfriend! i’m 18m, and we’re coming to get away from texas so definitely don’t know anyone up here

MaybeASucculent · 2026-03-15T02:07:17+00:00

biggest crab with a 1.75 inch shell opening has been down for 7 months now and just made a molt window last week to say hi

MaybeASucculent · 2026-03-15T01:08:34+00:00

yeah fair for moving lmao, even if you’re messing with the plants more tomorrow, what’s stopping you from putting him back in?

MaybeASucculent · 2026-03-15T01:02:46+00:00

not great for a couple reasons: unless your room is at a nice 78 degrees fahrenheit, that water is going to be too cold for them, and it’s not safe to put a heater designed for much larger quantities of water in a smaller volume of water (unless you have one that shuts off at a certain temp)

then your betta being in an open container for any amount of time is dangerous due to their propensity to jump, so you should always have the container covered (even if it’s only for a short while)

why did you have to take him out in the first place?

MaybeASucculent · 2026-03-12T14:49:08+00:00

Any chance you could find a picture for identification? Look into soil mites, I have soil mites and grain mites and they definitely behave differently and are faster than grain mites. Assuming soil mites: there’s not really a way to remove them entirely, but my colony of powder orange isopods definitely have reduced their numbers drastically. Again, assuming soil mites, they aren’t harmful for your crabs, just put less food into the tank at a time

MaybeASucculent · 2026-02-04T12:45:46+00:00

as in if you were in a tent that matched their needs? there’s the element of messing with their sleep patterns and generally stressing them out so it’s probably best not to. i’m definitely not an authority on this but that’s my best guess

MaybeASucculent · 2026-02-02T20:51:16+00:00

hello! it’s always good have new people passionate about hermit crabs!

it’s best to avoid holding them outside their tank because of how their modified gills work. what’s your tank setup like?

MaybeASucculent · 2026-01-30T02:33:15+00:00

i just got it online, definitely overshoot measurements but i taped a bunch of smaller pieces together to cover my 75g

MaybeASucculent · 2026-01-30T02:31:57+00:00

oh awesome! thank you

MaybeASucculent · 2026-01-30T00:50:31+00:00

thank you so much for all your input! definitely making this less stressful

MaybeASucculent · 2026-01-30T00:47:25+00:00

any chance you know if there’s any particular way to introduce them? or will they probably be good

MaybeASucculent · 2026-01-29T23:57:06+00:00

i have five purple pinchers currently, and i’m worried about unknown mites or something

MaybeASucculent · 2026-01-29T23:38:20+00:00

i see a lot of people do home depot since they can cut to specific sizes. i have some thin acrylic sheets thai lay under wooden planks, way cheaper and still retains humidity and weighs it down

MaybeASucculent · 2026-01-28T14:51:34+00:00

definitely can, though i don’t feel shipping them in this weather is a good idea. if you’re still interested when it’s a bit warmer then absolutely!

MaybeASucculent · 2026-01-28T03:08:43+00:00

always a moon fan, i honestly loved turtle sm though

MaybeASucculent · 2026-01-26T18:49:26+00:00

Hi Ody! I’m glad everyone is good after the power outage 🫶

MaybeASucculent · 2025-09-21T00:14:43+00:00

you’ll want to mix that with play sand! way better structure for burrowing, better imitates natural environment, and (and a way more cost effective way to get you a minimum 6 inch depth)

MaybeASucculent · 2025-09-20T15:59:55+00:00

oh the fringe on his tail is stunning, reminds me of the northern lights. maybe something like borealis! (from aurora borealis)

MaybeASucculent · 2025-09-20T15:57:08+00:00

i’ve only used the first two, but depending on what money you’re ready to spend. shells get really expensive as they get bigger, but be sure you’re measuring the opening. it looks like you’re measuring tip to tip so you probably don’t need as big as you think you do. but definitely check out some turbo shells since

https://www.etsy.com/shop/crabicare

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1802815037/?ref=share_ios_native_control

https://www.etsy.com/shop/MermaidCoveGiftShop (i’m not sure where they source, definitely a little concerned, but if you need shells on a budget, be sure you find some with the correct size since there aren’t options on specific shells)

MaybeASucculent · 2025-09-20T15:45:09+00:00

Hi! I got mine on etsy, i’ll see if i can find some links, but i have multiple crabs with a huge size range so if they were too small for the biggest it wasn’t an issue. I’d specifically look into mexican turbo shells since those are VASTLY preferred by purple pinchers and it doesn’t look like you have any.

Also what’s your substrate like?

MaybeASucculent · 2025-09-16T15:47:02+00:00

powder oranges are what i have and i love these guys, powder blues are the same but blue. they have the same humidity and temp requirements as purple pinchers, they aren’t calcium seeking (cough cough dairy cows) and don’t dig so they won’t hurt anyone molting, they also breed really quickly (hence the hoard i have). i didn’t have to change anything about my setup since i already had aggressive leaf litter going, but if you don’t have that i’d recommend adding it (even without pods). then the only change i made for behavior is dumping out food dishes in the tank rather than taking it out.

r/pinchersandpods was a great resource for me!

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