The small plastic homes with accessories sold as hermit crab kits are too small though these plastic cages make excellent temporary homes or isolation tanks.
Hermit crab heat pad.
A heat pad is the ideal solution for properly heating your crabitat.
In this case we need a bulb that will do two things.
Ideal heating humidity for hermit crabs.
For this you can use either an incandescent white light bulb a reptile daylight heating bulb incandescent or a uvb cfl with a heating element.
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Aiicioo upgrade version under tank heater reptile heating pad ideal for hermit crab terrarium.
The ideal lighting cycle for a hermit crab is 8 12 hours of daytime and 8 12 hours of nighttime.
It s built like a pad and has an adhesive surface that you can stick on the bottom or on the side of your hermit crab terrarium even on plastic.
Despite their name.
They provide even consistent heat round the clock and can be paired with a thermostat to maintain.
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Here are some examples of suitable products you can use to heat your crabitat.
Hermit crabs will feel at home in either a glass or plastic tank.
This particular heating pad is 8 x 6 inches which is fine for a smaller hermit crab tank but it does also come in a 12 x 8 inch model just in case you need something a bit bigger.
If their habitat doesn t reach this range they will gradually become weaker stressed out and more susceptible to illness.
Heating pad for hermit crabs.
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Choose a 10 gallon aquarium with a lid.
The ideal temperature range for a hermit crab is between 72 f and 80 f.
Provide daytime light and heat.
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If you re worried that a heating pad isn t enough to keep your hermit crabs warm try a heat lamp.
Moreover the fact that you can choose from an 8 16 or 24 watt model is pretty nice too.
A sliding glass one will work well to contain humidity.
Under tank heaters aka heat pads.