On a Budget?
Do hermit crabs seem too expensive? Use the cost cutters on this page to help you save some dough.
DIY Ideas
* Coconut Hide
1) Buy a nicely sized coconut.
2) Use a power saw to cut it open near one end.
3) Take out the milk and meat.
4) Feed the milk and meat to your crabs.
5) Using a hole saw, cut out a door.
6) Let it dry out in the sun.
7) Add to tank.
2) Use a power saw to cut it open near one end.
3) Take out the milk and meat.
4) Feed the milk and meat to your crabs.
5) Using a hole saw, cut out a door.
6) Let it dry out in the sun.
7) Add to tank.
* Fake Plants
1) Buy some fabric with a small leaf print.
2) Cut a large strip.
3) Cut the individual leaves from this strip.
4) Attach to vine, sew onto a hide, or tie around a shower caddy for a more natural look.
2) Cut a large strip.
3) Cut the individual leaves from this strip.
4) Attach to vine, sew onto a hide, or tie around a shower caddy for a more natural look.
* Basement
1) Get a large tupperware container.
2) Use a hole saw or scissors to cut a hole big enough for your crabs to fit through in the bottom of the tupperware container.
3) Find some sort of pipe or tube that fits inside the hole you just cut.
4) Stuff some netting inside the tube. It should be long enough to stick out on both ends.
5) Rubber band the netting in place. This netting will allow the crabs to climb up and down the otherwise slick pipe.
6) Place the tube inside the hole that you had cut out originally.
7) The bottom of the tupperware container (the side with the hole) should be facing up, with the pipe sticking out.
8) Bury in the substrate. You can bury it up against the glass so you can see in.
9) Add crabs and enjoy.
2) Use a hole saw or scissors to cut a hole big enough for your crabs to fit through in the bottom of the tupperware container.
3) Find some sort of pipe or tube that fits inside the hole you just cut.
4) Stuff some netting inside the tube. It should be long enough to stick out on both ends.
5) Rubber band the netting in place. This netting will allow the crabs to climb up and down the otherwise slick pipe.
6) Place the tube inside the hole that you had cut out originally.
7) The bottom of the tupperware container (the side with the hole) should be facing up, with the pipe sticking out.
8) Bury in the substrate. You can bury it up against the glass so you can see in.
9) Add crabs and enjoy.
Supplies on the Cheap
* Play sand is a great substrate, and it's cheap. Just don't buy colored playsand.
* If you need to increase the floor space in the crabitat, you can use shower caddies to make second levels.
* Tupperware and other containers make great water dishes.
* You can use the lids to the containers as food dishes.
* If you need to increase the floor space in the crabitat, you can use shower caddies to make second levels.
* Tupperware and other containers make great water dishes.
* You can use the lids to the containers as food dishes.
* Use onion and tomato bags as climbing nets.
* Get a tank off Craigslist. It doesn't have to be water tight.
* Buy shells from your local craft store.
* As well as lids, you can use shells as food dishes.
* Get a tank off Craigslist. It doesn't have to be water tight.
* Buy shells from your local craft store.
* As well as lids, you can use shells as food dishes.
* Get plastic plants and shower caddies at your local dollar store.
* And of course, buy things when they are on sale.
* And of course, buy things when they are on sale.
How Much You Can Save
REGULAR
1) Tank - $13.99 2) EcoEarth - $7.50 (three bricks) 3) Hide - $3.75 4) Food - $5.00 5) Dishes - 3.44 ( x three) 6) Climbing Net - $10.99 7) Caddy - $3.69 8) Shells - $9.50 9) Plant - $3.49 10) Climbing Wood - $3.75 11) Hygrometer - $4.99 12) Thermometer - $4.99 13) Under Tank Heater - $12.99 ___________________________________ $93.91 (before tax + shipping) *actual prices may vary* |
COST CUTTING
1) Tank - $5.00 (off craigslist) 2) Sand - $4.49 (hardware store) 3) Hide - free (DIY) 4) Food - $5.00 (HermitCrabPatch) 5) Dishes - free (containers) 6) Climbing Net - free (tomato bag) 7) Caddy - $3.69 (hardware store) 8) Shells - $4.99 (craft store) 9) Plant - free (DIY) 10) Climbing Wood - $3.75 (online) 11) Hygrometer - $4.99 (petstore) 12) Thermometer - $1.39 (online) 13) Under Tank Heater - $12.99 (online) ____________________________ $ 46.29 (before tax + shipping) *actual prices may vary* |
You save $47.62!
*prices may vary, all examples shown are simply examples*
*prices may vary, all examples shown are simply examples*