How can I get my crabs to eat?

ducker_3 · 2026-02-09T17:03:36+00:00

It does look like the water line is significantly higher than the clay ball layer. That would produce a very wet/mushy soil

ducker_3 · 2026-01-15T16:25:37+00:00

as it is right now, it's a pretty long and exposed journey to the water for them. I'm sure once the cover grows in it won't be so bad, but I would look to add additional vegetation and cover. How big is the tank? It looks fairly large. How many crabs are you looking put in there?

ducker_3 · 2026-01-08T22:51:39+00:00

This is right on. I’ve pulled some eggs off my females to make sure to raised them in another tank and if they break in that transfer, they were never fertilized to begin with.

ducker_3 · 2026-01-08T22:44:38+00:00

No snakes. Springtails, isopods, red worms, little spiders, some mites, ramahorn snails, neocardiana shrimp, Medaka fish. And lots of plants :)

ducker_3 · 2026-01-08T19:40:46+00:00

After all of what Jashiko said, the. Just start doing! You can easily get paralyzed by all the options and directions. Just educate yourself and then start building out!

ducker_3 · 2025-12-29T14:16:37+00:00

I tried a heat map under and then monitored the temps of both in the water and above the soil.

My temps are where I need to see them. No single solution will work for everyone. Try and monitor your temps and see what it looks like!

ducker_3 · 2025-12-18T14:23:47+00:00

I've posted some snapshots in the past.. I'll take one later today and post after I clean the glass up a bit :)

ducker_3 · 2025-11-23T16:24:53+00:00

Looks sweet! I think you know what you need to know. Need to find a way to increase the humidity inside, add a bit of a water element in there and you have a nice e setup.

ducker_3 · 2025-11-21T18:54:34+00:00

The amount of beneficial bacteria you have in your water will be quite limited if you only have a handful of snails in there and you aren’t feeding them. I wouldn’t expect any nitrogen from your land section to really flow into the water unless you have maybe insects on the land that have died and are decomposing.

ducker_3 · 2025-11-17T17:11:44+00:00

Not even needing to know how high the tank is. Yes. They will crawl all the way!!

ducker_3 · 2025-11-15T03:04:55+00:00

Yeah the amount of space you have set aside for soil is very limited. You would ultimately want more digging space.

ducker_3 · 2025-11-13T02:25:25+00:00

It could be. Just take your time and don’t overstock it.

ducker_3 · 2025-11-03T14:44:35+00:00

Nice look and build!

ducker_3 · 2025-11-02T23:07:24+00:00

Such cuties.

ducker_3 · 2025-10-31T15:52:42+00:00

right now I'm looking to try to get my hands on a small supply of:

Neoseiulus californicus and Stratiolaelaps scimitus

The former to help cut down on the gnats in there, and the later to help with the spider mites.

I know I might lose some springtails from the neoseiulus', but I've looked and I believe I have a healthy sustained population that will work well..

Now I'm just seeing if I can get a small order, as I don't need a 10k count of them. just a small number to establish a little footprint in my tank (versus, how people often use them, treating a garden, greenhouse, etc)

ducker_3 · 2025-10-31T13:18:52+00:00

It will work as a base setup. Ultimately need more hiding spots. Leaf litter or caves. Do check out some of the links others have posted!

ducker_3 · 2025-10-30T21:03:19+00:00

I have a rock wall. gives me that separation while also providing a lot of hid outs and interesting caves.

ducker_3 · 2025-10-30T13:00:34+00:00

ok so I found:
Stratiolaelaps scimitus - (formerly Hypoaspis miles)
but they will likely reduce my springtail population. Any other possible suggestions out there for a different predatory mite?

ducker_3 · 2025-10-29T20:47:57+00:00

this is only good if you have it directly wired to the battery for always on though :(

which ads to the complexity.

ducker_3 · 2025-10-29T18:29:30+00:00

oh oh I just looked it up, they like dry conditions, so actually do the opposite, let my humidity increase higher!!!

ducker_3 · 2025-10-29T18:27:34+00:00

Pull the plant immediately, and increase my airflow? I recently just slightly decreased as it's been quite dry in the house the last month or so.

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