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aquatic lover
10-17-2009, 10:20 PM
Well my tank was infested with bugs on the inside and the outside, it was overwhelming. I read online that it is bound to happen again even if you keep everything clean(I had everything clean in the tank. up to date.)so I had to get rid of them because if this happened again, it would be a very stressful problem(like it was when I found out I had an infestation)So I bathed them with salt and I bathed them longer than I usualy bathed them, and took them back to the petstore. They were fun pets but if it happened again it would be a big deal and very stressful, I had to desinfect my room and all of my plants! The guy at the lfs said that it's a very commonn problem and people always return their hermits because of an infestation. So yeah, they were sadly returned.

Amazon
10-17-2009, 10:22 PM
land hermits? If not shouldnt hermits be kept in saltwater?

aquatic lover
10-17-2009, 10:23 PM
They are land hermits, forgot to add that.

Deleted User
10-17-2009, 10:24 PM
land hermits? If not shouldnt hermits be kept in saltwater?

You can get fresh water hermit crabs. My LFS has them in. :ssmile:

Amazon
10-17-2009, 10:25 PM
oh ok. sorry to hear about that, its really hard having to get rid of your animals.