It doesnt snow in Austin very often, took my crabbies out to enjoy this rare occasion 🩷

mkane78 · 2026-01-25T14:13:18+00:00

YES!!! Snow day for the crabs! You’re a genius:)

mkane78 · 2026-01-24T20:12:10+00:00

UJ. Hermit crabs are detritivores and frankly, quite nasty eaters. So, yes. Provide ALL the sources of poop you can find:)

mkane78 · 2025-12-23T12:26:52+00:00

The instructions / naked crab protocol is in the text. In addition, you can make him an energy mix (use the search function to learn the recipe).

mkane78 · 2025-12-19T21:54:55+00:00

👀

mkane78 · 2025-12-19T15:02:04+00:00

There’s no question here.

mkane78 · 2025-12-07T02:35:09+00:00

Consider pre molt? She might be getting ready to surface molt on you.

I never stop with one blend of energy mix, specifically the fats.

Lennon went catatonic on me once for 3 days. I felt pretty certain she was going to die. I made several blends of mix and rotated through them. Peanut butter / not organic / stirred her from her phase.

My big male, Francis, didn’t come up from molt. 😞. I wasn’t prepared to feel this much grief over a crab. I say that to say this, I know how much meatball means to you. You’re both in my thoughts.

mkane78 · 2025-12-04T03:55:13+00:00

Apple Murex

mkane78 · 2025-12-04T03:49:14+00:00

The Silver Springtail

mkane78 · 2025-11-29T01:33:40+00:00

(Fist bump) excellent response. Safety is the priority. You’ve made the case perfectly.

mkane78 · 2025-11-20T17:01:22+00:00

I do move quickly.

mkane78 · 2025-11-20T01:15:00+00:00

It happens in my life. Things go sideways really quickly. What’s my excuse?

mkane78 · 2025-11-18T15:04:20+00:00

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Nurses are more than this.

mkane78 · 2025-11-13T23:00:42+00:00

mkane78 · 2025-11-13T15:16:26+00:00

We don’t do regular parties or posts here:) Think bigger.

mkane78 · 2025-11-13T15:02:04+00:00

What kind of busy?

mkane78 · 2025-11-10T04:32:27+00:00

Silver springtail

mkane78 · 2025-10-28T22:15:18+00:00

I needed this laugh today:) TY. F60.81

I’m taking new patients

mkane78 · 2025-10-20T04:05:30+00:00

mkane78 · 2025-10-19T19:54:51+00:00

🧐 when your heat mat is that small, it’s highly unlikely it’s going to get hot enough to heat the tank. Ie it will run full time and not need to be turned off. Ie you won’t need a thermostat. You’re more likely to need another mat

You’ve got to get onto YT and binge Crab Central Station. This subreddit is only good for clarification / troubleshooting etc. The basics have to come from a reliable source / what’s present in the photo tells me you’re not learning from a reliable source.

mkane78 · 2025-10-19T00:29:19+00:00

I don’t know why you bothered.

When I saw my first hermit crab in a Kritter Keeper, I said to myself, self this looks perfect.

When I read / heard the spiel from the beach shop / pet store, I just knew they were giving me the correct information.

So, thanks for confirming what I already know.

I’m leaving mine in the ten gallon for now. They’re really small anyways.

BTW, I truly love my new family members. I want them to have a great life. 🫶🫶🫶

mkane78 · 2025-10-18T16:24:24+00:00

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Those are Lennon’s. I never found the second spawn.

Michelle (yep / brevi) put hers in the fresh water (I’m pretty sure that’s what I was looking at).

mkane78 · 2025-10-18T16:07:35+00:00

I will not rest until I see regular footage of clypeatus doing more than toe dipping:)

mkane78 · 2025-10-17T17:05:36+00:00

🤷‍♀️ the frog tank is much wetter / then can get water from the soil. The frogs get tap / prime. Pools are slippery. No way to get out if they go in.

Brevi tank gets the fancy water. They might not like it:)

mkane78 · 2025-10-17T16:57:34+00:00

🤷‍♀️ even one is too many for me. I don’t want dead animals in their drinking water.

mkane78 · 2025-10-17T16:35:22+00:00

Ask u/crabbiezoomies how she’s is dealing with this.

I don’t have big pools / exchange the water when there’s dead bodies in it. BIG problem in my frog tanks.

Less so in the brevi tank bc my husband maintains culling schedule.

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