Spraying your hermies??? Good or Bad??

z06vette387 · Post by **z06vette387** » 19 Jan 2007, 04:33

Hi,

I have read that spritzing your hermies is good and then it is bad. Which one is it, good or bad? I mean they get rained on in the wild...right. If it's something you do, how do you do it? Do you spray them on the shell, in the shell, when they are walking around?

Thanks, Matt

Cheyenne · Post by **Cheyenne** » 19 Jan 2007, 06:55

OK, well, you can spray the TANK to bring up humidity. you also need to spray their gill area when taking them out of the tank, so they dont dry out

z06vette387 · Post by **z06vette387** » 19 Jan 2007, 07:59

Ohhh...ok.

That makes sense. Do you use fresh or salt water?

herm-ez · Post by **herm-ez** » 19 Jan 2007, 10:14

i use fresh water and it is very good for them if you spray them.

kurtis

Cheyenne · Post by **Cheyenne** » 19 Jan 2007, 11:56

Yes, it's good. BUT it can also stress them out, if you do it to much. So just in moderation.

z06vette387 · Post by **z06vette387** » 19 Jan 2007, 13:48

so 2-3 times a week would be good?

Post by **Wai** » 19 Jan 2007, 19:46

It depends where you live. In Australia, it is horribly dry, so I spray my crabitat a few times a day if the humidity isn't keeping up. I don't encourage spraying the hermit crabs directly, but spray the air in the crabitat is fine.

z06vette387 · Post by **z06vette387** » 20 Jan 2007, 03:07

Wai wrote:It depends where you live. In Australia, it is horribly dry, so I spray my crabitat a few times a day if the humidity isn't keeping up. I don't encourage spraying the hermit crabs directly, but spray the air in the crabitat is fine.

I live in upstate New York right now. I go to Utica College in Utica, NY. It's winter and the heat is on in my dorm room, but it's a dry heat. I have been keeping the humidity levels up in the crabitat. Now leading into another question( sorry, I have sooo many questions), My room temp. has been anywhere from 70-75, but again, it's dry in my room. Can I still take them out and handle them adn let them climb on the branches I have for them outside the cage?

Matt

Jaci · Post by **Jaci** » 20 Jan 2007, 15:15

i'm in MO and we spray them every morning. its' become part of our morning routine lol. we're here for your questions, matt. dont' worry. we're here to help! yes, you can take them out. they'll be fine. i take mine out all the time! they love walking around on the carpet and on my hand. they try to go up my arm but the black tips prevent me from letting them do that. they hurt! lol.

z06vette387 · Post by **z06vette387** » 20 Jan 2007, 15:43

jaci.adam wrote: yes, you can take them out. they'll be fine. i take mine out all the time! they love walking around on the carpet and on my hand. they try to go up my arm but the black tips prevent me from letting them do that. they hurt! lol.

Ok, I was just wondering, I haven't had them out all that much since I just brought them home Tuesday evening. But you are right, the black tips do hurt, Julius got me in the cuticle of my finger...OUCH!!! That hurt...lol