Tank setup

     Here is my tank setup, although I have changed it around since this picture. I am still on the lookout for more items they can climb on such as sticks, driftwood and leafy plants. I know they sell it at the pet store I frequent but the prices are high for wood...come on, $30?

old tank setup

Also, I use calcium sand but am going to switch over to play sand if only because the calcium sand isn't very helpful with keeping the humidity inside my crabitat. 

Should I add more sand into the ten gallon tank as well? I have come across pictures where the tank is  practically filled with substrate but at the same time many have stated that this is unnecessary and a waste of bedding. My crabs are small, not tiny but small, compared to the medium hermies I have seen on the web and inside the pet store. I don't want to over do it. 

Why I don't use coconut fiber substrate? Easy, its made of coconut and that will attract all the nasty bugs I don't want around my babies.

     Here is my new tank setup, I like to change it around at least once every week - week and a half. It gives me the chance to clean up really good and remove food Prada likes to hide under the sand. 

New tank setup

Why are their towels on top of the tank? As I have stated before, I'm having extreme difficulty with the humidity thanks to the mixture of calcium sand and maybe placement of the crabitat in my bedroom. As you can see the sun does hit the tank which I was fine with on the cooler days but now that its getting hotter I have been using moist towels and it's been making a huge difference. I do plan to move them soon though.

Inside tank on the left

You'll notice I placed the burlap net going towards the upper level I made. That is just a soap dish connected to the glass with suction cups and some more shells up there. I used a little bit of fabric to cover the opening at the bottom of of the soap dish and covered that with the calcium sand. How I got the net to stay in place? Easy, I used these little Command hooks ( see them here ), you can actually see one in the picture above in the top left corner. You can also see their food (both fresh and commercial) as well of the water. 

Inside tank on the right

I placed small rocks inside the salt water bowel as well as a sea sponge because I think it might have been a little too deep. Should I have a sponge in both the fresh water and salt water? I wonder if it'll help with humidity...

until next time,

Pearl Popping~