Luna Tail

Well I finally measured the tank all three ways and figured out it’s a 20 gallon tank. I think it’s a nice size. It might be a 20 gallon tall but I’m not sure.

I ordered a couple more things the other day. I glass hood for the top, and a humidity gage from this place. I hope the top fits. It should, as I measured, but as my husband knows sometimes I’m not the best at measuring things. Oh well.

The crushed coral deal seems to be falling through, so I’m thinking of getting some play sand at Home Depot instead. And mixing it with some of the other substrate stuff that is good for Hermit Crabs.

I measured the tank today… to see what size of plastic lid I will need. It measures 23″ long and just over 12″ wide. Those are the opening measurements for the lid. One that will fit inside… though maybe lids fit outside? I will have to check on that.

The outside measurements are 23.5″ long, just under 12.5″ wide, and … oh crap, I didn’t get tall, because I thought I wouldn’t need it for the lid. But I’ll need it to know how many gallons it will hold. I’ll get that a bit later.

This is the Cholla Wood I bought off of a local paper. Only $10, too. I like the look of it! The crabbies should like it. It has been recommended on the various sites I’ve been reading about Hermit Crabs. They can climb up it. Not sure I will use all of it, but probably most of it. Depends on what else I get for their crabitat. I’m going super budget and finding cheap things, so we’ll see!

I don’t know if this wood is driftwood or dry wood, and if I can boil it or not. Hrm… anyone know?

This is just a test of the new PhotoPress plugin I just added. Since I hope to post many crabbie pictures as time goes by, I thought a good photo album plugin was in order.

Figured out how to post the images.. now I have to figure out where the album is so I can view it.

Well I was able to clean out my new (freecycle used really) tank today. Here is a picture of the tank before the cleaning. It wasn’t really bad. And I’m not sure what type of cleaner I can use on the inside that is safe. I’ll have to go and post about it on the hermit crab forums I joined. Lots of knowledgeable people over there.

And here is the tank after the cleaning. Didn’t take me too long, and i ended up cleaning the backyard patio afterwards. Man, that patio needed a good cleaning.

It still needs a plastic lid. If I actually decide I want to get out to a store and buy a lid, I probably can get one at a local Petsmart or Petco. But if I’m lazy, and not in a hurry (which I am in both counts) then maybe I’ll just order one off the internet.

Anyway… the steps are coming along. Crap.. forgot to call the guy about substrate. I hope it’s not too late.

Okay.. well, my first step is in place. From what I have read, crabbies need lots of roaming space, and they have to be able to dig under the sand to molt. Without sand to dig under, they will die. And we don’t want that to happen.

I got a nice sized aquarium yesterday from someone off freecycle. Gotta love freecycle eh? I think it’s a 29 gallon, might be 20. I’ll have to measure to find out. It came with a screen top, so I’ll have to get plexiglass or a platic hood. They are not too expensive so I’ll do that.

The tank needs cleaning up, I hope to have time this weekend. I ordered an under-the-tank heater, should be here in a few days. I want to make a humidifier, too, to keep the crabbies nice and humid how they like it.

So the first steps are in place!

And until I can get the comment email responder plugin to work on here (when I have time.. never enough time) then I’ll reply to Leigh’s comment!

Oooo! Well, this is my new blog, and it’s going to be all about Hermit Crabs. I don’t have any yet, but thought I would blog about my progress of getting a crabitat and setting it all up, getting crabs, caring for them, and learning all about them.

So join me in the next weeks as I set up this crabbitat on the web!