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[mare4hcs]

Hi Everyone,
     My first time using ecoearth and I wanted to know if I need to bake it or just mist it with declor. salt water, or do anything to it before I put it in my tank.  Thanks Mare

[liagiba]

I prepared mine with saltwater. I did not bake it. Let it soak for about 30 min, them break it with your hands. Make sure there is no clumps. Squeeze the excess of water and put it in the tank. That's all I did.

[Jellybean]

I heat my water in the microwave and then pour it over the brick of EE.
I also use a bucket to do mine in...too shallow a container and you have a real mess.   

[mare4hcs]

I bought the kind in a bag, not the brick. I hope that will make it easier. It's really hard to find it in a bag. Well, thanks so much for the help. I'm going to get started.  Mare

[emmac350]

Misting will take forever to get the EE damp enough to use. I'd recommend pouring the EE into a bowl (or your tank if it's empty) and slowly pouring water into it. You don't want the EE to be dripping, but you do want it to be wet through and through. If it's too dry, it can dry your crabs' shell water out while they are dug in molting and can kill them.

[mare4hcs]

I will definetly do that, thanks emmac Mare

[trixie]

I always micro the brick.

[Donny (TMNT)]

I just make it sit in cold water for 30 minutes, just like the instructions say.

[YogiMama]

I bought the kind in a bag, not the brick. I hope that will make it easier. It's really hard to find it in a bag. Well, thanks so much for the help. I'm going to get started.  Mare

I wouldn't use the kind in the bag. I haven't tried it. I was actually wondering myself if it were okay to use. I was told that it is not the same consistency as the brick. It is more dusty and easily turns into mud when water is added. Which is bad for molters. It is also more expensive because the bricks make lots when water is added.

   This is Wasabi. He is a PP, (Purple Pincher) and sadly, he has passed on. He was the biggest out of all the crabs I have owned so far, and out of them all, he lived the longest. He lived about 6-7 months.

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Land hermit crabs store a small amount of water in their shells just to keep their gills wet, thus allowing them to breath.