Is it safe to ship hermit crabs in winter?

Post by **Wai** » 24 Apr 2005, 23:07

I have never had hermit crabs shipped to me, so the opinion is all yours!

bennynlewie · Post by **bennynlewie** » 25 Apr 2005, 03:40

I dont think it would be cuz it would be pretty rocky for them and i think it just wouldnt be good at all unless u take them on the plane or whatever as a carry on ive done that with lizards before but i say dont unless u have them in a box as a carry on and ur the one actually holding them

lilhermitgirl17 · Post by **lilhermitgirl17** » 25 Apr 2005, 11:26

I really wouldn't know, But I think that it would be ok, so long as it was done properly. I shop for Hermie shells on ebay a lot, and found an outfit that sells live hermies, and they had a very high success rate for shipping, and nearly all the perchasers say that the hermies were healthy and active. This leads me to believe that it can be done, but it needs to be done right.

Vanessa · Post by **Vanessa** » 26 Apr 2005, 00:05

Hey Wai

As I said in IM, that's a hard question to ask. I think I need a third option. It really depends who is doing the shipping, and what time of the year.

I have shipped safely, and had crabs shipped safely to me. Each time it was same day delivery and carefully packaged, with attention paid to the weather and great attention to details.

I don't ship crabs any more because it was a stress that I wasn't willing to go through. The thing is, most crabs have been shipped at some time on their way to you - sometimes multiple times.

On CSJ Adoption Center we have some helpful hints on shippingbut we normally advise against adoptees being shipped where possible. A face to face hand over is what we are really working towards, which is one of the reasons why we need as many approved adopters as we can so that there is a match between adoptee and adopter with minimum stress involved.

For what it is worth, I would never ship a crab when the temperature is below 70oF without a heat pad and insulation, especially in really cold areas where it can get below 40oF. You can purchase heat pads at reptile stores, or from the Hermie Hut

Post by **Wai** » 24 Jun 2005, 18:57

Hello everyone,

Sorry about the delay of the surveys. I'll get back on track with them once the site has settled.

Crabby Kortney · Post by **Crabby Kortney** » 14 Jul 2005, 03:42

I don't think it would be safe because if anything happend and it got to cold it could kill the hermit crabs. But if was an ok shipping then i think that they would be fine. But it does depend on what kind of care they have along the way