Quote Originally Posted by gold217 View Post
I used to have 10 hermit crabs when I was in preschool but they never had mites....try any oil, salt, or both along with the medicine your using.
You can't really see them unless you're looking for them. I've googled what they could be and it turns out mites is the only thing that fits. They tend to stay around the food and water dish and on the crabs themselves. I feel bad for my poor little critters and they do go away for a month at a time but I have no idea where they keep coming back. I mean my apartment is pristine (OCD a little...) so it's not like I live in a dirty house with mites, they are only in the crabs enclosure. What kind of oil or salt? And where do I put it in the tank? The mite guard killer stuff I have I sprinkle on the bottom before I add the sand and that keeps them away/dead for a month...plus the soakings help.

Sorry OP I totally