tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38452288.post8165509063442332117..comments2023-12-29T06:36:34.291-08:00Comments on Insects Galore!: HERMIT CRABS!!Brittaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03542979428164812662noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38452288.post-37606061550400785292012-02-21T22:02:22.711-08:002012-02-21T22:02:22.711-08:00Ugh Spam X_X Deleting comments/
They're fine....Ugh Spam X_X Deleting comments/<br /><br />They're fine. the Big one's cooped up napping in the food dish and the little one was going underneath the papertowels I laid down in the tank for the time being until I can get some sort of substrate.<br /><br />Idk if it was looking for places to molt or not because I noticed it's legs have those cute little black tips but I can't remember if those grow in <i>before</i> or <i>after</i> they molt. So that's what concerning me atm.<br /><br />Camera's charging atm so I can't get pics. XD But hopefully tomorrow at some point. <br /><br />Goodness! This little one is <i>all over</i> the tank!!Brittaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542979428164812662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38452288.post-83360479330079941202012-02-21T20:08:50.149-08:002012-02-21T20:08:50.149-08:00Okay, spam comments aside!!!
How are they doing ...Okay, spam comments aside!!! <br /><br />How are they doing now? I came across a pet store that sold these red colored ones as well. I think what they generally do in the wild is swap shells so maybe the leapfrogging behavior has something to do with it. <br /><br />I doubt they were mating. All hermit crabs sold in pet stores were caught in the wild as it is still impossible to breed these in captivity. Though they have evolved to be fairly independent of the ocean, these crabs still need to go down to the open seas to spawn and that's where their almost microscopic larvae will develop for a time before moving back onto land. But I wonder... if you could be the first person to crack the code on captive bred Hermies!!!! :D<br /><br />cheers<br />CyrenCyrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10511618640260051380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38452288.post-4608392005809983942012-02-21T17:53:22.698-08:002012-02-21T17:53:22.698-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.hermesonlinestorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13184521502665487395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38452288.post-54534476401629047632012-02-21T17:38:00.156-08:002012-02-21T17:38:00.156-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.hermesonlinestorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13184521502665487395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38452288.post-53244946973363844012012-02-21T05:52:32.223-08:002012-02-21T05:52:32.223-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Ownerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16463063161848950404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38452288.post-10492701646016140662012-02-16T19:25:44.180-08:002012-02-16T19:25:44.180-08:00Ohhh yeeeees! Aren't they pwecious?!
These a...Ohhh yeeeees! Aren't they pwecious?! <br /><br />These are land hermit crabs so they primarily live on land but still need to keep their gill moist hence the dips *^^*<br /><br />I do hope you try and raise these again. It's fun. Maybe if you find out what type your getting it'll be easier to find out everything they need including salt water.<br /><br />I'll be researching. ^___^Brittaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03542979428164812662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38452288.post-59213965314935409632012-02-16T09:12:37.472-08:002012-02-16T09:12:37.472-08:00Oooh these are positively adorable! They're sl...Oooh these are positively adorable! They're slightly different from the ones sold here in that they are red in color (the ones we get are purple or blue). I think that means they are of the freshwater and not the saltwater variety! Good luck raising them and I hope you have more success than I do! I never seem to be able to keep them alive for more than a year or two... I think its the lack of salt or something that does it so I've pretty much stopped trying.Cyrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10511618640260051380noreply@blogger.com