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Hermit Crab Supplies?

Hello. I have a ten gallon aquarium with a canopy, gravel, climbing vines, 2 inches worth of coconut fibre for 2.5 gallon tank, 2.5 gallon tank, half-log, natural shells, igloo,3 shell bowls, and 2 day heat bulbs. I know that I need sand, mister, Temperature Gauge, humidity gauge, marine salt, 2 water bowls, more climbing stuff, hermit crabs, and calcium. Did I miss anything? I'm going the natural way for food. Pictures of good crabitats are needed, same as websites. (note: the gravel is for the eating\ drinking area so they can't get as much substrate into their eaters and food. It will only be in one sixth of the tank.) The gravel is only for the water and eating area only! I know that they can't molt in gravel so I'm using both sand and coconut fibre! Good care videos also needed. Please more answers. Good care videos also needed. Please more answers.

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i would put about 4 more inches of coconut fiber! so the hermit crabs can burrow. and make sure the temperature stays and 70 to 80 degrees! I would look at this website!! this really helped me!!!!!! http://www.drsfostersmith.com/pic/article.cfm?aid=2386 but this is a perfect tank!
That sounds like a good tank mine is boring because my mom wont buy me stuff for them. :(
I think it's a great tank.! I love the idea of the gravel. I wish I thought of that. http://exoticpets.about.com/cs/hermitcrabs/a/hermithome.htm http://www.hermit-crabs.com/FAQ.htm I can't give you any pictures, because they are way too long to write. Sorry!
GRAVEL!!!!! NONONONONONOONOOOOOOOOOO!!!! GRAVEL IS A HUGE NO NO!! They cannot dig in it to molt and it is not natural. If it is put in there, they could die. In the Bahamas, do you see brightly colored gravel and hermit crabs just frolicking through it? NO! Stick to MOIST ECO EARTH AND PLAY SAND!!! You should definitely join a hermit crab forum! it's called: www.landhermitcrabs.com We can help you more properly care for your crab and are SUUUPPERRR nice!!!