http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/auslandhermitcrabs/ Australian Land Hermit Crab Owners Sat, 22 Aug 2009 12:41:48 GMT http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/auslandhermitcrabs/message/670 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/auslandhermitcrabs/message/670 Reminder from: auslandhermitcrabs Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/auslandhermitcrabs/cal Daffodil Day Sunday August 23, 2009 10:45 pm - 10:45 pm Fri, 21 Aug 2009 12:46:15 GMT http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/auslandhermitcrabs/message/669 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/auslandhermitcrabs/message/669 Reminder from: auslandhermitcrabs Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/auslandhermitcrabs/cal Daffodil Day Sunday August 23, 2009 10:45 pm - 10:45 pm Fri, 22 Aug 2008 12:40:52 GMT http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/auslandhermitcrabs/message/668 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/auslandhermitcrabs/message/668 Reminder from: auslandhermitcrabs Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/auslandhermitcrabs/cal Daffodil Day Saturday August 23, 2008 10:45 pm - 10:45 pm Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:40:52 GMT http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/auslandhermitcrabs/message/667 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/auslandhermitcrabs/message/667 Reminder from: auslandhermitcrabs Yahoo! Group http://groups.yahoo.com/group/auslandhermitcrabs/cal Daffodil Day Saturday August 23, 2008 10:45 pm - 10:45 pm Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:27:24 GMT Nicole Chin http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/auslandhermitcrabs/message/666 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/auslandhermitcrabs/message/666 Thanks Kellie, We were staying at Soldiers Point and the water was lovely and clear. Since we got back two crabs have molted, sucessfully, so the sea water Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:11:51 GMT Kellie Puddy http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/auslandhermitcrabs/message/665 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/auslandhermitcrabs/message/665 Hi Nicole I use natural sea salts and dissolve them in boiled water, leave to cool and use a hydrometer to test the salinity. You can buy instant ocean sea Sun, 27 Apr 2008 11:12:24 GMT Nicole Chin http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/auslandhermitcrabs/message/664 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/auslandhermitcrabs/message/664 Hi Guys, just a question, what do you all use as ocean water? Do you use real ocean (beach water) or do you mix your own? We recently went to the beach for a Wed, 21 Nov 2007 12:45:53 GMT Kellie http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/auslandhermitcrabs/message/663 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/auslandhermitcrabs/message/663 That's fantastic news Nicole!!! I bet your kids are happy too, its great to hear some good news, stay positive I have my fingers crossed your hermie makes it Wed, 21 Nov 2007 11:46:41 GMT transprintservices http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/auslandhermitcrabs/message/662 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/auslandhermitcrabs/message/662 We have had a successful moult! Well so far so good anyway! We had a crab acting a bit weird, sitting in the middle of the water dish, hanging almost Wed, 14 Nov 2007 16:03:36 GMT Kellie http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/auslandhermitcrabs/message/661 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/auslandhermitcrabs/message/661 Hi again Nicole, In 'my' personal opinion I believe if you provide a large enough dish or pool for both salt and fresh water which is deep enough for them to Wed, 14 Nov 2007 12:14:22 GMT Nicole Chin http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/auslandhermitcrabs/message/660 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/auslandhermitcrabs/message/660 Thanks for the feedback Kellie and Matthew, I just recently upgraded to a bigger tank, and have a bit more room for the crabs to moult in the tank. I left them Tue, 13 Nov 2007 01:28:18 GMT Kellie http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/auslandhermitcrabs/message/659 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/auslandhermitcrabs/message/659 I'm another that's having some better luck with my hermies, I still have 3 of my original hermit crabs from just over 3 years now. I have to agree with the Tue, 13 Nov 2007 00:35:36 GMT Matthew Stewart http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/auslandhermitcrabs/message/658 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/auslandhermitcrabs/message/658 I've had better luck with mine, going on 5 years now, by just leaving them along more than anything. Varying the diet with different foods and fresh fruits. Mon, 12 Nov 2007 15:40:03 GMT Nicole Chin http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/auslandhermitcrabs/message/657 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/auslandhermitcrabs/message/657 We just lost another crab...Poor Timmy, I left her alone while I thought she was moulting, I put a bottle top cut off over her to protect her from the other Tue, 25 Sep 2007 10:42:08 GMT Sarah http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/auslandhermitcrabs/message/656 http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/auslandhermitcrabs/message/656 Good luck Johannes, sorry your hermit crabs didnt survive their last moult , i also lost one yesterday , it seems every 3 to 4 months one passes away, i think