Nov 08 2008
New Crabbie Tank!
Okay.. I know, I’m bad. I like hermit crabs and I can keep them alive. It’s taken a year for me to get enough confidence to get more crabs.
There was an ad in a local online classifieds that two little hermit crabs needed a home, for free. So off I went and I snagged them! They were just in one of those small plastic cages that you buy in the store. Some boring sand. No humidity, no heat… they seemed very unhappy.
So my husband went off and got this used aquarium, a 29 gallon, for $35. It has a stand, too, which is nice. It was dirty so I cleaned it out. And while I was at the pet store looking for heating… dangit, there were some sad crabs there too so I got three of them. Ugh.
These five are very small, much smaller than the ones I have at work. I was going to put this 29 gallon tank at work, and take the smaller one and bring it home. But I like the stand so I will probably keep this tank here. I might, however, bring these five little guys to work, and bring my three bigger ones home. I haven’t decided yet.
It depends on how these five little guys do. I want them to settle in and get a bit healthier first. They now have 80 degrees and 80% humidity. I need a glass lid for the tank, and a white light on them so I can see them during the day! They also have good food and good water. So hopefully they will perk up and get happy!
Oh, you should have a Hermit Crab rescue.
LOL yeah I’ve been considering it. Easier than dogs I think! Though filling my house up with hermit crab tanks might be a bit much… I do have an ad up on KSL…
http://www.ksl.com/index.php?nid=218&ad=4745912&cat=&lpid=
I dont like sad animals either. It makes me sad too
So good for you that you got some more Crabs 
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