HCA: Hermit Crab Association

I am a new hermmy owner. I am leaving for a week long road trip tomorrow. I originally had some orange "hermit crab sand" in half the tank (Forrest bedding in the other half) but it seemed dangerous because it got all over the crab and in their shells as well as in all of their food an water. The crabs obviously prefer the forest bedding anyway. But I didn't want to leave sand in their tank all week while I was gone so I bought some coconut fiber bedding which is amazing! I and the crabs LOVE it! Unfortunately, I didn't have enough distilled water to hydrate it and it was too late to run to the store so I used tap water :/// I probably should have waited! do you think they will be okay while I'm gone? I will For sure switch it out when I get back but should I try to convince someone to switch it before then for me?

P.S. I am also buying water dechlorinator when I get back so I can ditch the distilled

The substrate is fine - chloramines are deactivated by anything acidic (which cocofiber slightly is) and chlorine evaporates within 24 hours. No need to change the substrate.

wodesorel wrote:The substrate is fine - chloramines are deactivated by anything acidic (which cocofiber slightly is) and chlorine evaporates within 24 hours. No need to change the substrate.

Oh my goodness, I was probably way too worried about this. Haha! Thank you so much for replying!

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