England, Sussex, Red Sea "Coenobita Scaevola" ...
Posted: Fri Jan 31, 2025 6:38 pm
Hello,
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Please can somebody advise me on what to do with a hermit crab found on a plane from the Red Sea? The poor crab was found wandering up the aisle, a passenger found it and handed it to the cabin crew. On arrival in England nobody knew what to do with it and I intervened when I heard suggestions of putting it in the sea (in England!) or putting in on the grass at the airport (currently 6°C here in England!). I have had one hour to Google Red Sea hermit crabs and clearly it appears to be a small "Coenobita scaevola". Does anybody have any advice? Are there hermit crab people in southern England who would take him in? I know somebody going on holiday to the Canary Islands, would he survive on a beach down there?! Poor crabbie.. Thanks in advance!
Please find below a post I managed to put in the wrong place in the "care" forum ....
Please can somebody advise me on what to do with a hermit crab found on a plane from the Red Sea? The poor crab was found wandering up the aisle, a passenger found it and handed it to the cabin crew. On arrival in England nobody knew what to do with it and I intervened when I heard suggestions of putting it in the sea (in England!) or putting in on the grass at the airport (currently 6°C here in England!). I have had one hour to Google Red Sea hermit crabs and clearly it appears to be a small "Coenobita scaevola". Does anybody have any advice? Are there hermit crab people in southern England who would take him in? I know somebody going on holiday to the Canary Islands, would he survive on a beach down there?! Poor crabbie.. Thanks in advance!
