To be clear, we have land Hermit Crabs. Not the other kind of crabs. (You perv)
Although these guys seem to be contagious too. We started with one that The Monkey carried back and forth between our house and The Magical Wonderland of Badness. His name was Skitters. He didn't do much. And he lived in a Kritter Keeper (Have you seen those things? They're glorified Chinese food containers with ventilation). But The Monkey loved it and she wanted to have some to keep at our house. I let her use her own money to buy a decent sized cage, all the supplies, and two hermit crabs, Big Nasty and Red.
Apparently they climb. And are social. Suddenly Skitters was running around climbing over the other crabs. It was cute and I was hooked.
I spent some time learning about them; what they eat, their native habitat, how they grow, etc. I discovered that they need humidity around 70% and that the awesome cage thing wasn't accommodating that.
So I bought a tank and all the appropriate stuff to keep the crabs healthy.
It was Easter Island themed.
It was super cool and perfect for our 2.5 crabs. I mean 5 crabs. Oh, actually 7 crabs. Er, 11 crabs. Suddenly we had a crab overpopulation problem.
So I set out on a mission to replace our 30 gallon tank with a 55 gallon tank. Unfortunately I didn't have a place to put a bigger tank and I couldn't really "replace" the 30 gallon because we had 4 or so crabs in the middle of a molt. I also didn't want to drop $300+ on a tank and stand andlid and lights andall the other weird crap that you forget about when you buy a fish tank.
Plus, having a tank that anyone can just go to the store and buy just isn't cool enough for me.
So in a whir of crazy impatience I pulled the old cabinet stereo into the living room and began disemboweling it.
Once I had it sufficiently gutted and cleaned, I measured the interior dimentions and bought a bunch of plexiglass.
I used aquarium sealant to seal all the edges. The Dremel case was holding the front and back panels up while the sealant cured.
Then we tested it out. There were at least 5 rounds of testing. Unfortunately I only got pictures of three of them.
It'll hold cat.
It'll hold Pookie.
It'll hold Pumpkin. The final tests were unnecessary, but to be sure, the Stereo Tank will hold The Monkey and my husband.
The big reveal....
There's a waterfall...
And lots of hiding places...
To be very very clear...my Crabs have the coolest habitat ever.
Until next time!
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