Zoe, I love your pictures. It was such fun seeing your crabs. They are very pretty and busy too. I also loved the red ones. I only wish mine would be that...
Hi everyone. It's been a while since I wrote anything on this digest, but I've been keeping up with regularly reading it. I just had a bad experience with a...
I've been missing my hermies so much. It seems they've been under forEVER! But finally it seems everyone has come up looking shiny and new, if a bit slimmer....
I am so sorry you lost him. By having him 5 years you had to be doing something right. As long as his environment, foods, waters, temp.humidty, substrate,...
I posted another album on Photobucket. The album is named Crabbies. Picture # 1010103, titled gotta go; what kind of crab is this? It is unlike the others I...
... help would be appreciated! ... Zoe, to try to help a picture of his 'face' and large pincher is needed, as well as hopefully a picture of the 'side' of his...
Congratulations on the successful molt. It is always a great feeling to see them come up with no problems. Bonnie > [Non-text portions of this message have...
If a crab comes out completely of his shell and curls up , and then dies does this mean a failed surface molt, or disease death? My poor Waltz is no more...
We think our hermie is molting. He's buried himself. We have been in the process of finding a new place to get more crabs. We don't want to go back to the...
... Waltz is no more because of this. Tues night--I was out Tues ... whether this was natural death or devouring by his companion I dont know. My neighbor...
He may stay down or he may be up and down for a few days. If he does stay down I would wait until he is through molting to get him some buddies. That way he...
My girls were given three c.varibilis (?sp) and lots of misinformation for Christmas and since then I have become a bit obsessed with getting it right! I still...
... My first question is in regard ... (M)...Welcome to the group!! :D Rarely, even in Aus. do the people at the pet stores themselves know the proper...
Hi Finn, I am in Victoria Australia. glad to meet a fellow Aussie hermit crabber here! 1. Salt - you can use PLAIN ROCK SEA SALT in Australia (not the...
... The water board is trying to bring in fluoridation to our drinking water, I don't know how this will affect the water for my crabs and fish. I am hoping...
... dechlorinated water? Sandy ... Hi Sandy! Yes I use the distilled, (known as pure water in Aus.) for both the ocean and fresh water sources. I feel safer...
Hi, I am Denise from Alaska. Home of the ice hermies. LOL. It is colder here, so I can not use the little heaters you buy. I lost 3 hermies due to not warm...
Hi Denise, Would love to feel cold right now! It is hot and humid here. I am in Australia!! Seems that the hermit crab passion spreads right throughout the...
... (M)...Welcome to the group! :D So, I went out and bout an electric pad. Put it inder the tank, and turned it on low. (M)....While monitoring the temp,...
Genene, Yes, we do get warm int he summer. We have about 22 hours of sun. Our hottest day is about 90* F. Usually it is in the 80's. Much warmer than...
Hey Ma'am, I followed the steps in getting a new password at the CSJ and now I have a new password. I went to the new site, put in the info and the page that...
I am a newbie. I just figured out the humidity business and calibrated the hygrometer and it's been around 75%. Now on to the temp. The substate registers...
... I followed the steps in getting a new password at the CSJ and now I ... the page that comes up has nothing but the title of the group and some ... Hi...
... The substate registers at 80 over the heater and I usually keep the water dish here. The temp at the substrate right around the UTH is about 70- 75, but...
Hi, all! I just did a deep clean of my hermie tank and WOW! are the hermies PARTYING! I had intended on doing a deep clean MONTHS ago, but the Old One, ...
