temporary holding spot

[crabs_lex]

i’m redecorating my tanks by adding egg crate and such
where is the best place to put my crabs while decorating?

last time i had to hold them off somewhere was when i moved the 55 gal to the basement i put them in my extra 10 gal with just a small layer of water for humidity purposes. they weren’t there that long. but sadly my crab Cece passed within a month after that experience was too stressful for her. (i had her for a while and she was a large crab that has molted with me before so this was the only thing i think could’ve done it) i felt bad about it and now i’m worried to stress any of them out again.

i could throw them in a ten gal and decor from their tank for the time to make them feel more at home. would that be something that could work??

[C_fiesta]

If you are only redecorating, you might be able to work around them. But if you're using silicone or doing anything that might endanger them, you can move them to a holding tank. Depending on how long they are in that holding tank will determine the conditions you need to keep it at. I've always just done a box with some damp paper towels for anything less than a day. Crabs are more resilient than we give them credit for. I'm sorry you lost your other crab, I can't say for sure what caused it, but stress of a new environment could have been in involved.

[wodesorel]

I just pop them someplace where they physically can't bother each other much, like a small tank filled with their old moss or plastic plants.

[crabs_lex]

sounds good
thank you all