Hi everyone! This was a question I was sent in!
"I just bought my first hermit crab a few days ago... I heard that they like to be in pairs or more so i just bought it a friend lol. Also i just bought a 20 gallon tank and i was wondering how i could separate the sand from the water.. evertime i try to put water in an area where there is no sand, the sand around it absorbs it all.. Also do i sprinkle aquarium salt in with the water? I really have no idea what i am doing lol. Please help! :) thanks!" - KaydricsMommy
Well, first off that is great that you got your hermit crab a buddy! :) Hermit Crabs do MUCH better when they have a friend.
For the water, you could use a frisbee to hold the water, make a plexi glass pool glued with silicon (this can be rather difficult), or even use a pool like this:
http://www.herpsupplies.com/subcategory.cfm?id=7&sub=18.
You want to have both fresh water, and a separate source of salt water. Oceanic and Instant Ocean are both great brands to use, to make salt water for your hermit crabs. Read the directions on the back, which gives the measurements (for example, on the brand "Instant Salt" you add 1 tablespoon per cup of water). You then just pour in the salt into your "salt water pool".
I hope this helps! And if you have any more questions at all, please don't hesitate to ask!
Anna :)
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