QuestionI am curious if any other small species can coexist with my land hermit crabs inside my 20 gal?
Here is a picture of my tank.
http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d153/jennerader/crab09006.jpg
Inside are 3 medium sized PP hermit crabs. The substrate is coconut and sand, kept at sand-castle consistency. The temp is always between 70-80 F, and the humidity is 70-85%, providing both fresh and salt water, with a secure screen lid.
I already have added home bred woodlice, other then that nothing else is kept inside my tank.
Someone has already told me mud skippers but I would need to add a larger salt water pond and remove several things to make it safe. Any other suggestions?
AnswerI don't encourage it. The need are very different. I once heard of someone who kept fiddler crabs and hermit crabs together but they never updated after a month or two. I've also seen articles that indicate that crabs can contract salmonella from reptiles.
There just isn't enough information and lots of caution factors.
Crabs cannot have saturated sand, just wet/damp sand
crabs dig and molt and are "dormant" and completely vulnerable to predators
