So I see a lot of different types of advice on how to clean/sanitize crabitats and figured I’d share my own. I use and slightly modified professional level aquarium cleaning methods. For my glass and plastic items (tank, tote, plants, etc. – non-porous items – porous items can absorb bleach and then slowly leech it …
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Be Kind to Hermit Crab Owners Who Seek Help
I’ve been joining various Facebook groups for Hermit Crabs, and many are helpful and kind. However, some are rude and some have bad apple members. This is not helpful to crab owners seeking help. With the end of summer (even during summer) people are bringing home hermit crabs they purchased or won, or something their …
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Returning at the End of Summer
So, once more I’ve been MIA (health issues, family issues, COVID in general issues). But I’ve returned. I’m sorry for those I did not get to respond to in terms of adopting crabs. Yes, I am still taking in crabs. Especially end of summer when people are getting ready to return to school and/or realizing …
Copper Sulfate and Invertebrates
Ahhhhh. It’s been a while since I’ve written! While shopping for new things to feed my Hermit Crab army I got into reading ingredients. Specifically I wanted to avoid copper sulfate. It’s in -everything- because of what it does to food. So what does it do? Why is it in just about everything? It fortifies …
Busy, busy, busy….!!!
So my silence has been due to classes starting, surgery, medical procedures, homework, cleaning, volunteering, and rescuing. @_@!! Oh my! I’ve added four new crabs to my colony. Not directly yet, they have to pass quarantine first. I got to say though, hard boiled eggs with the shell on and crushed up = a universal …
The “Toss Away Pet/Souvenir Pet” Concept
Now we’ve entered Summer 2019. Summer is a big season for picking up goldfish, betta fish, small reptiles, and hermit crabs. In the Northeastern area of the US at least it’s not uncommon to find these animals being given away as prizes at amusement parks, or sold cheaply at boardwalk shops. These animals are seen …
The Crab Maid
Hello, I feel I should do an introductory post. My name is Liz and I’m a maid to seven hermit crabs! I’m a marine biology student who is fascinated by coral, cephalopods, decapods, etc. Since getting into keeping Hermit Crabs I noticed a lot of misinformation floating around. And with summer 2019 here lots of …
The Crab Maid 