Are 'pools' a must?

[hlabone72]

I have a regular (dechlorinated of course) water and a salt water bowl - they are deep but not huge. I only have two small crabs. Is it required I have a pool large like I have seen with the tupperware containers? Or as long as they can get their whole self in?

I will be transitioning to a 20 gallon long tank I just acquired. They were kept in a bad environment before I adopted so they have been hiding now that they can, and molting after a year of no substrate at all. Changing shells a lot so I've wanted to just kinda leave them alone for a little while.

[I<3mycrabbies]

As long as they have an easy way in and out and they can fully submerge then you don't need to have super deep pools.

[hlabone72]

Thank you so much for that!

[curlysister]

Purple Pinchers are known more for wading and toe-dipping than swimming. I have had hermit crabs for almost 14 years, and have never had pools deep enough for them to submerge - they are more like wading pools than swimming pools.

[hlabone72]

Purple Pinchers are known more for wading and toe-dipping than swimming. I have had hermit crabs for almost 14 years, and have never had pools deep enough for them to submerge - they are more like wading pools than swimming pools.

Ok, yeah my one who ended up alone was just a toe dipper, and the two new ones (purple pinchers) seem to just do the same. Unless I see other behavior I will just leave it as is.