What is the volume of your main tank?
10 gel.
How many hermit crabs do you currently have? How big are they?
3 lg. 1 med. (the sick one is lg.)
How long have you had the hermit crab(s) that you are concerned about?
1 year
What substrate or combination of substrates are you using? How deep is it?
zoo med sand and coco fiber. 1 1/2 in.
What do you feed your hermit crabs?
hermit crab meal -tetra fauna and pretzels, saltines, lettuce and gold fish.
Do you use distilled, bottled or tap water? If you are using a dechlorinator, what brand is it? Does it state to remove all heavy metals, chlorine and chloramines?
both with aqua safe stuff for fish.
What brand of sea salt are you using to supply your hermit crabs with salt water?
? none
What heat source are you using and where is it positioned?
light from above
Have you calibrated your thermometer(s) and hygrometer?
no
What is the air temperature range and humidity inside the tank? If you are using an under tank heater, what is the temperature range of the substrate (it is likely to be different to the air temperature range)?[/
70-83 temp. and I keep the humidity above 70. it does somtimes go down to 60 at night
Do you have any photos of your tank or hermit crab(s) of concern? If yes, please attach them to your post.
no but can if needed.
One of the original crabs in the classroom's tank and the teacher the owns the crabs found him this morning under the hut, without a shell on. We iso'd him and offered him 9 shells and some warm water for his abdomen. Also added some maple leaves so he could hide if he wanted to. He was semi active when we moved him, and now its 1 and he's so lethargic and not moving. He is still alive because he will slightly move his leg very slowly every once in a while. Can anyone help me figure out why he might have died so we don't lose the other 3.
dying or dead classroom crab
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rjp_1986
- Zygote
- Posts: 75
- Joined: 05 Aug 2010, 04:29
- Gender: Female
- Hermit crabs: 3
- Total gallons: 10
- Total tanks: 1
- Location: Indiana
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Gizaroo
- Zoea V
- Posts: 434
- Joined: 27 Jun 2010, 11:37
- Gender: Female
- Hermit crabs: 8
- Total gallons: 19
- Total tanks: 4
- Location: Virginia
Re: dying or dead classroom crab
What do you feed your hermit crabs?
hermit crab meal -tetra fauna and pretzels, saltines, lettuce and gold fish.
Hermit crab products all are bad for our hermies. Those products have a preservative in them that is fatal to crabs in the long run. Also, pretzels, saltines and goldfish all have table salt in them...Iodine is very bad for our crabs.
What brand of sea salt are you using to supply your hermit crabs with salt water?
? none
Hermies need a source of ocean salt water(for salt water aquariums) to thrive. 2 very good brands are Instant Ocean and Oceanic.
Have you calibrated your thermometer(s) and hygrometer?
no
Some hygrometers can be up to 20% off in their readings. You should calibrate yours so you know exactly what it is. Hermies require a constant 75% humidity to be able to breathe properly.
I hope this helps some...Other members will be able to give you better information. Good luck!
hermit crab meal -tetra fauna and pretzels, saltines, lettuce and gold fish.
Hermit crab products all are bad for our hermies. Those products have a preservative in them that is fatal to crabs in the long run. Also, pretzels, saltines and goldfish all have table salt in them...Iodine is very bad for our crabs.
What brand of sea salt are you using to supply your hermit crabs with salt water?
? none
Hermies need a source of ocean salt water(for salt water aquariums) to thrive. 2 very good brands are Instant Ocean and Oceanic.
Have you calibrated your thermometer(s) and hygrometer?
no
Some hygrometers can be up to 20% off in their readings. You should calibrate yours so you know exactly what it is. Hermies require a constant 75% humidity to be able to breathe properly.
I hope this helps some...Other members will be able to give you better information. Good luck!
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"If you are ashamed to stand by your colors, you had better seek another flag."-author unknown
Owned by 2 Belgian malinois, 1 mixed breed, 3 parrots, 3 bettas and 6 hermies: Blu, Skip, Theo, Scuttles, Spudnut, and 3 new E's. Rip Blaze,Luka, and Banjo.