New Hermit Crab and setup

[blue]

When I had my tanks I had red lights for all of them so I could see the cats and the rays when they where the most active. Allmost all of my fish where nocturnal.

How active are hermit crabs, are they good entertainment?

[ramanth]

I personally think they are pretty entertaining.

[chocolatepuppy]

Those little guys are just so adorable! I noticed one climbing up the 'plant' side of the tank. Can he get out?

[Fett]

If there was no lid on top, yes they'd try and get out. LOL! There is a metal screen lid on the top of the tank. We just removed it to take those pictures. Just like the gecko tanks, we have a towel over most of it, with just a little open space on one end for airflow. This keeps their humidity up more than a full open air top.

[ramanth]

The new gal Katara was out last night getting a drink, so I snapped a quick pic:



Playing with the plant wall


My smallest and largest...Bear on the left, Sokka on the right


Momo 'spidermanning' on the lid


Little Bear


Can you spot all six hermits?

[captain]

Wow - I would have never thought about keeping them ......... but what a great setup you have .....

So, they SWOP shells? I know NOTHING about them ........ so excuse my ignorance ...

[ramanth]

That's okay Captain! Happy to answer questions.

As they grow, they have to move into larger shells. But occasionally they will "shell shop" just for the heck of it. You'll see them pop into a new shell, try it out and often move back into the original shell.

It's funny when a crab moves into a shell that is either too big or too small for them. No idea what is going on in those little minds of theirs.

[chocolatepuppy]

If there was no lid on top, yes they'd try and get out. LOL! There is a metal screen lid on the top of the tank. We just removed it to take those pictures.

oops!