Fluker's Hermit Crab Starter Kit

Awesome Value 👍 Wish they had more starter kits with even more things that are needed. This is a basic start up kit. You will need more as details describe. However if you went out to a pet store and purchase everything this kit contains you would pay a lot more. Hence why I say great value for a starting hermit crab keeper.

I liked the strater kit. It had what I needed! Good starter kit. Thanks !

Crabs are extremely happy with it everything for a starter kit that has everything you would need.

Everything besides the growth shells were up to my expectations. The shells were natural, but relatively small and I cannot use them for my hermit crabs.

Is a great start if you are getting hermit crabs!

Edit: Most of the time, vendors will try to contact the customer if they receive a bad review to try to make things right. We have heard NOTHING from Flukers. Since we did need to use parts of this right away, we are unable to return it.So, here is what we wasted our money on...two dishestwo tiny spongesHermit Crab Pellets - which we have been told to avoid as much as possible in favor of fresh foodsFresh Water Conditioner - which we have found is not necessary if you use spring waterSaltwater Conditionera Thermometer and Hygrometer - which I *really* don't think are workinga couple extra shells - which were fairly smalla Spray Bottle - which we already had (pretty easy yo get cheap anywhere)a useless one-page Care Guide that reads like an advertisement for their productsBottom line: I could have bought two dishes, two sponges, and the saltwater conditioner for much less elsewhere.--------Original review:It gave us some of the basics which would probably have been more to purchase separately. However, the larger "lagoon" dish had a big crack in it and is completely unusable. Since this was a birthday present and we were planning to pick up crabs the same day, we had to spend more money in a pet shop buying the extra bowl (from their rather limited selection) and it is rather large for the space. The one from this set would have been a much better size.The "care instructions" are not so much care instructions as a description of what is in the starter kit and its use - as well as several other additional products you might need to buy with a description of why you would need them. I was hoping for an actual care booklet or pamphlet rather than one piece of paper. It kind of covers the very basics, but I have found much better information from an internet search.

The idea of this kit isn't bad-- it includes most of what you need (other than the terrarium, substrate, and a heat source). However, most of what it included ended up being problematic.1. Water dish-- the water dish is made of marbled resin and fits in a corner. It's nice, but mine had a big crack in it and immediately leaked out any water I put in it.2. Water bowl-- this is Fluker's "lagoon" model, small size, and I love it-- it is a bathing pool with steps so that the crab can easily get in or out. However, mine did not hold water. It did not have an obvious crack like the water dish, but it drained more quickly than it should have had it only been under the effects of evaporation. After returning this kit I bought two Fluker's lagoon bowls to use for both fresh and salt water (the one in this kit is green; the separately sold ones are tan).3. Food dish-- marbled resin like the other two products, this does a fine job of holding food.4. Sponge-- the sponge is pretty small (half a golf ball?), but seems fine. I think sponges are overrated.5. Crab pellets-- I have no issue with these.6. Fresh water conditioner-- this is okay, but it requires four drops to 8 oz of water-- twice as much as Zoomed, and a lot more than some other conditioners. What's really bad is, it does not come in a dropper bottle or with a dropper. Considering you're going to need like 18 drops to do 2 liters of water, not having a dropper is extremely problematic. The Zoomed conditioner comes in a dropper bottle.7. Salt water conditioner-- this is fine; it's 1 tsp per 8oz, same as Zoomed, and no need for a dropper here.8. Thermometer-- I don't like this much; only even numbered temperatures are labeled-- it goes from 60 to 80 with just a dash for 70, which I think makes it hard to read.9. Hydrometer-- this is easier to read than the thermometer, and I like it fine. Impossible to know how accurate it is, but it certainly goes gradually up when I spray water, and slowly goes down as the tank dries out.10. Empty Growth Shells-- these are nice enough; fairly large, too big for my crab. No way of knowing if they'll be the right size for your crabs, but it never hurts to have extras.11. Spray bottle-- this works nicely, though honestly you can buy an adjustable misting bottle just like this at the dollar store for $1.The kit also annoying recommends buying a calcium supplement but doesn't actually include any.I might give this kit four stars or five stars if not for the leaky dishes and lack of a dropper for the fresh water conditioner, but those are big problems for me. I ended up returning it.

Nice kit just as described