r/LandHermitCrabs

They are a native species, and the biggest land hermit in the world.

They were going for about RM150/kg ($17/lbs)

There were probably 100 wild land hermits in this part of the forest

C. violascens

Figure taken from:

Hamasaki et al. (2017); Distributions of land hermit crabs on the coast of the tidal lagoon, Nagura Amparu, on Ishigakijima Island, Japan

I recently got 4 new crabs. Rescued them from a kid whose mom posted them on Kijiji for $150 with the enclosure (local classifieds in Canada like Craigslist). I picked them up and took them home to their new awesome tank 45 gallon tank. Humidity is good, temp is perfect, 8 inches of substrate, giant bubbled/ filtered pools. They are happy and active.
Problem is one of them decided to surface molt right next to the saltwater pool . I built this fence out of Home Depot stir sticks to keep him isolated. The piece of wood seen behind the fence is about 3 inches away so my other crabs cannot climb into the fence. Is there anything else I can do?!!! Please help!!!!

Probably about M or L size.

5pm, 31°C (88°F)