HCA: Hermit Crab Association

Does anyone have any experience with patriot crabs? My husband brought home one from the pet store and currently has it in his 55 gallon freshwater tank. I've done a little searching online and from what I can tell they need land. Any advice will be helpful.

I don't have a pic yet but it has orangish legs and a purple-blue body.

What about one of those floating turtle docks? I used it with my sliders and it was great. I know petco and petsmart have them.

Yes, they are land crabs and should have a land set-up similar to our hermits: http://www.monsterfishkeepers.com/forum ... atum)-Info

It may drown if kept in the aquarium for too long, so getting it out of the water is important for right now! They get big (up to 8 inches), and they need to be kept by themselves, so it will need a big tank.

There's more info from HCA members here: viewtopic.php?f=57&t=70512&hilit=patriot+crab