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Hermit crab LOST!!

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Question
just recently last night i had put my hermit crab in a shoe box and a few hours later he had gone missing. i heard they'd probably be in dark places, if so then possibly where? What should i do, also how long could they survive wandering off like that?

Answer
Why was your crab in a shoe box? Crabs need to have a carefully monitored habitat to live in with access to fresh/salt water and food and proper temperature and humidity. He could live for even a week or two but you need to work on making him a proper place to live for when you find him.